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According to people familiar with the grand jury's proceedings, the Department of Justice prosecutor in charge of the case is Tracy McCormick of the Eastern District of Virginia, whose background is in prosecuting child molester cases. This likely due to the fact that such cases usually involve computer forensics, and gives an indication that the government's case against Manning will likely come down to what they can find on Manning's hard drive. |
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Jane Hamsher |
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FDL, Firedog Lake |
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Twitter 2703(d), 2703(d) Orders, Grand Jury |
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Twitter has declined to comment on the original subpoena order and the company's fight to get it unsealed. What we do know is that it was faxed to Twitter on December 14. On January 5, the same magistrate who signed the first order, signed a new one, ordering the first to be unsealed. And on January 7, Twitter sent notifications to at least several of the holders of the accounts listed on the subpoena order, telling them the company would respond to the request in 10 days, unless 'we receive notice from you that a motion to quash the legal process has been filed or that this matter has been otherwise resolved.'
It's reasonable to assume that Macgillivray is the person who either led or played a significant role in the thinking that resulted in the decision to challenge the secrecy aspect of the order. |
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E.B. Boyd |
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Reporter |
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Fast Company |
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What hasn't been reported is that the Subpoena served on Twitter which is actually an Order from a federal court that the DOJ requested seeks the same information for numerous other individuals currently or formerly associated with WikiLeaks, including Jacob Appelbaum, Rop Gonggrijp, and Julian Assange. It also seeks the same information for Bradley Manning and for WikiLeaks' Twitter account.
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The Order was signed by a federal Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of Virginia, Theresa Buchanan, and served on Twitter by the DOJ division for that district. |
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Glenn Greenwald |
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Journalist |
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Salon |
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Twitter 2703(d), 2703(d) Orders, Grand Jury |
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Fax Cover Sheet
U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney
Eastern District of Virginia
Justice W. Williams United States Attorney's Building
2100 Jamieson Avenue
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-5794
(703) 299-3700
Date: 12/14/10
To: Twitter Attn: Trust & Safety
Phone:
To Fax No: (415) 222-9958
Sender: Vivian Ha, Assistant to Tracy McCormick
Sender's Phone No: (703) 299 - 3859
Sender's Fax No: (703) 299 - 3981
Number of Pages: 4 *Not Including Cover Page*
Level of Transmission:
Limited Official Use (LOU)
United States District Court For the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division
IN RE APPLICATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR AN ORDER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 2703(d)
MISC No. 10GJ3793
Filed Under Seal
ORDER
This matter having come before the Court pursuant to an application under Title 18,. United States Code, Section 2703, which application requests the issuance of an order under Title 18, United States Code, Section 2703(d) directing Twitter, Inc., an electronic communications service provider and/or a remote computing service, located in San Francisco, California, to disclose certain records and other information, as set forth in Attachment A to this Order, the Court finds that the applicant has offered specific and articulable facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the records or ether information sought are relevant and material to an ongoing criminal investigation.
IT APPEARING that the information sought is relevant and material to an ongoing criminal investigation, and that prior notice of this Order to any person of this investigation or this application and Order entered in connection therewith would seriously jeopardize the investigation;
IT IS ORDERED pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 2703(d) that Twitter,Inc. will, within three days of the date of this Order, turn over to the United States the records and other information as set forth in Attachment A to this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall provide the United States Attorney's office with three (3) certified copied of this application and Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the application and this Order are sealed until otherwise ordered by the Court, and that Twitter shall not disclose the existence of the application or this Order, or the existence of the investigation, to the listed subscriber or to any other person, unless and until authorized to do so by the Court.
[Signed By] Tracy Buchanan
United States Magistrate Judge
12/14/10
[SIGNED BY INDECIPHERABLE]
Deputy Clerk
Attachment A
You are to provide the following information, if available, preferably as data files on CD-ROM, electronic media, or email (tracy.mccormick@usdoj.gov) or otherwise by facsimile to 703-299-3981:
A. The following customers or subscriber account information for each account registered to or associated with WikiLeaks; rop_g; ioerror; brigittaj; Julian Assange; Bradley Manning; Rop Gongrijp [sic]; Birgitta Jonsdottir for the time period November 1, 2009 to present:
1. subscriber names, under names, screen names, or other identities;
2. mailing addresses, residential addresses, business addresses, e-mail addresses, and other contact information;
3. connection records, or records of session times and durations;
4. length of service (including start date) and types of service utilized;
5. telephone or instrument number or other subscriber number or identity, including any temporary assigned network address; and
6. means and sources of payment for such (including any credit card or bank account number) and billing records.B. All records and other information relating to the account(s) and time period in Part A, including:
1. records of user activity for any connection made to and from the Account, including the date, time, length, and method of connections, data transfer volume, user name, and source and destination Internet Protocol address(es);
2. non-content information associated with the content of any communication or file stored by or for the account(s); such as the source and destination email addresses and IP addresses.
3. correspondence and notes of records related to the account(s). |
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Theresa Buchanan |
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Title: |
United States Magistrate Judge |
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia |
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Concerning: |
Twitter 2703(d), 2703(d) Orders, Grand Jury |
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Url Link
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US DOJ wants my twitter account info |
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Author: |
Rop Gonggrijp |
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Concerning: |
"Twitter 2703(d), 2703(d) Orders, Grand Jury |
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Archive Link |
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Title: |
In Re Application of the United States of America for an Order Pursuant to 18 USC Section 2703(d), MISC. NO. 10GJ3793, Filed Under Seal, Order |
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Author: |
Theresa Buchanan |
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Title: |
United States Magistrate Judge |
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia |
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Concerning: |
"Twitter 2703(d), 2703(d) Orders, Grand Jury |
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