[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [SRRTAC-L:12803] More on FBI Subpoenas against
anti-war dissenters
Al Kagan
akagan at uiuc.edu
Mon Feb 9 23:00:46 CST 2004
>Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 22:54:33 -0500
>To: SRRT Action Council <srrtac-l at ala.org>
>From: Mark Rosenzweig <iskra at earthlink.net>
>Subject: [SRRTAC-L:12803] More on FBI Subpoenas against anti-war dissenters
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>FYI. More on what I take to be a serious issue
>for us as defenders of the right to dissent and
>of intellectual freedom.
>Mark Rosenzweig
>
>>
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>FEBRUARY 6, 2004
>>5:42 PM
>>CONTACT: National Lawyers Guild <http://www.nlg.org/>
>>Michael Avery, President, 617-573-8551
>>Heidi Boghosian, Exec. Dir., 212-679-5100, ext. 11; 917-239-4999
>>
>>
>>National Lawyers Guild Target of FBI Subpoena
>>Legal/Activist Group Will Not Divulge Membership Information
>>
>>
>>NEW YORK - February 6 - The National Lawyers
>>Guild will move to quash an FBI Joint Terrorism
>>Task Force subpoena issued on Wednesday,
>>February 4, 2004. The subpoena asks Drake
>>University in Des Moines, Iowa, to produce all
>>records relating to a November 15, 2003 antiwar
>>conference at Drake University called "Stop the
>>Occupation! Bring the Iowa Guard Home!
>><http://www.no-nukes.org/viapacis/nov15-16action.html>"
>>The conference was sponsored by the Drake
>>Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild and was
>>followed the next day by a demonstration at the
>>Iowa National Guard Headquarters in Johnston,
>>at which 12 protestors were arrested on
>>misdemeanor charges.
>>
>>The subpoena asks Drake University for all
>>records relating to the November 15 conference,
>>as well as information about leaders of the
>>Drake University chapter of the National
>>Lawyers Guild and the location of Guild offices
>>and any annual reports since 2002. In addition,
>>it asks for "all records of Drake University
>>campus security reflecting any observations
>>made of the November 15, 2003 meeting,
>>including any records of persons in charge or
>>control of the meeting, and any records of
>>attendees of the meeting."
>>
>>Guild President Michael Avery said, "The law is
>>clear that the use of the grand jury to
>>investigate protected political activities or
>>to intimidate protestors exceeds its authority.
>>The government has no business investigating
>>legal conferences held in academic
>>institutions."
>>
>>On February 5, the federal investigation
>>expanded as prosecutors subpoenaed a fourth
>>activist to appear before a grand jury. Earlier
>>subpoenas were directed to the former director
>>of the Iowa Peace Network and members of the
>>Catholic Peace Ministries. That same day, at
>>the request of the U.S. attorney's office in
>>Des Moines, U.S. District Judge Ronald
>>Longstaff issued an order under seal that
>>sources say prohibit Drake University employees
>>from commenting on the earlier subpoena
>>demanding university records.
>>
>>"The subpoena has nothing to do with national
>>security and everything to do with intimidating
>>lawful protestors and suppressing First
>>Amendment freedom of expression and
>>association," said Heidi Boghosian, Executive
>>Director of the Guild. "In the 1950s our
>>members suffered harm from disclosure of their
>>associational relationship with the Guild. The
>>Guild is in the business of fighting illegal
>>government activity and we will fight to
>>protect our membership information. We will
>>also work to support and defend the rights of
>>the other activists targeted by these
>>subpoenas."
>>
>>The National Lawyers Guild, founded in 1937,
>>comprises over 6,000 members and activists in
>>the service of the people. Its national office
>>is headquartered in New York and it has
>>chapters in nearly every state, as well as over
>>100 law school chapters. Guild members provide
>>legal support to progressive demonstrations
>>throughout the country, and well understand the
>>nationwide trend toward increasingly repressive
>>measures deployed against political protesters.
>>
>>###
>>
>>Also See:
>>Des Moines Activists Ordered to Testify in US
>>Court
>><http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0205-03.htm>
>>Des Moines Register, 02/05/2004
>>
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>>Follow-Up to the Drake University shennanigans.
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>>Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 1:02 AM
>>Subject: National Lawyers Guild membership
>>information subpoened by Terrorism task force
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>>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>FEBRUARY 6, 2004
>>5:42 PM
>>CONTACT: <http://www.nlg.org/>National Lawyers Guild
>>Michael Avery, President, 617-573-8551
>>Heidi Boghosian, Exec. Dir., 212-679-5100, ext. 11; 917-239-4999
>>
>>National Lawyers Guild Target of FBI Subpoena
>>Legal/Activist Group Will Not Divulge Membership Information
>>
>>
>>NEW YORK - February 6 - The National Lawyers
>>Guild will move to quash an FBI Joint Terrorism
>>Task Force subpoena issued on Wednesday,
>>February 4, 2004. The subpoena asks Drake
>>University in Des Moines, Iowa, to produce all
>>records relating to a November 15, 2003 antiwar
>>conference at Drake University called
>>"<http://www.no-nukes.org/viapacis/nov15-16action.html>Stop
>>the Occupation! Bring the Iowa Guard Home!" The
>>conference was sponsored by the Drake Chapter
>>of the National Lawyers Guild and was followed
>>the next day by a demonstration at the Iowa
>>National Guard Headquarters in Johnston, at
>>which 12 protestors were arrested on
>>misdemeanor charges.
>>
>>The subpoena asks Drake University for all
>>records relating to the November 15 conference,
>>as well as information about leaders of the
>>Drake University chapter of the National
>>Lawyers Guild and the location of Guild offices
>>and any annual reports since 2002. In addition,
>>it asks for "all records of Drake University
>>campus security reflecting any observations
>>made of the November 15, 2003 meeting,
>>including any records of persons in charge or
>>control of the meeting, and any records of
>>attendees of the meeting."
>>
>>Guild President Michael Avery said, "The law is
>>clear that the use of the grand jury to
>>investigate protected political activities or
>>to intimidate protestors exceeds its authority.
>>The government has no business investigating
>>legal conferences held in academic
>>institutions."
>>
>>On February 5, the federal investigation
>>expanded as prosecutors subpoenaed a fourth
>>activist to appear before a grand jury. Earlier
>>subpoenas were directed to the former director
>>of the Iowa Peace Network and members of the
>>Catholic Peace Ministries. That same day, at
>>the request of the U.S. attorney's office in
>>Des Moines, U.S. District Judge Ronald
>>Longstaff issued an order under seal that
>>sources say prohibit Drake University employees
>>from commenting on the earlier subpoena
>>demanding university records.
>>
>>"The subpoena has nothing to do with national
>>security and everything to do with intimidating
>>lawful protestors and suppressing First
>>Amendment freedom of expression and
>>association," said Heidi Boghosian, Executive
>>Director of the Guild. "In the 1950s our
>>members suffered harm from disclosure of their
>>associational relationship with the Guild. The
>>Guild is in the business of fighting illegal
>>government activity and we will fight to
>>protect our membership information. We will
>>also work to support and defend the rights of
>>the other activists targeted by these
>>subpoenas."
>>
>>The National Lawyers Guild, founded in 1937,
>>comprises over 6,000 members and activists in
>>the service of the people. Its national office
>>is headquartered in New York and it has
>>chapters in nearly every state, as well as over
>>100 law school chapters. Guild members provide
>>legal support to progressive demonstrations
>>throughout the country, and well understand the
>>nationwide trend toward increasingly repressive
>>measures deployed against political protesters.
>>
>>###
>>
>>Also See:
>><http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0205-03.htm>Des
>>Moines Activists Ordered to Testify in US Court
>>Des Moines Register, 02/05/2004
>>
>><http://www.commondreams.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi?file=/news2004/0206-09.htm>
>><http://www.commondreams.org/cgi-bin/newsprint.cgi?file=/news2004/0206-09.htm>Printer
>>Friendly Version
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>>progressive organizations who make up
>><http://www.commondreams.org/community.htm>America's
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