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Ars TechnicaBloggers' First Amendment rights are being challenged once again, thanks to a lawsuit over a blog critical of a local police department. The city of Memphis, along with Memphis Police Director Larry Godwin, have subpoenaed AOL to force it to hand over all records associated with an @aim.com e-mail address, including registration information, billing information, names, e-mails, faxes, phone numbers, or IP addresses. The MPD may be facing an uphill battle with this lawsuit, however, as past cases have come out in favor of keeping anonymous bloggers anonymous and protecting their First Amendment rights.
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