Grand Juries

New Grand Jury Subpoenas Related to UC-Santa Cruz Investigation

At least two individuals have been subpoenad to a federal grand jury that appears to be investigating a 2008 fire at the home of an animal experimenter at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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“‘Extremist’ or Journalist?” — TV Interview

The Alyona Show interviews Will Potter about the case of Jordan Halliday, and journalism being labeled “extremist.”

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The FBI and Federal Prosecutors Say My Journalism Is “Extremist”

Labeling journalists and blogs as “extremist” in terrorism investigations is an attack on the First Amendment and a free press.

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Activist Begins Prison Sentence for Refusing to Name Names and For Quoting Dave Chappelle

Utah animal rights activist Jordan Halliday has begun a 10-month prison sentence for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury.

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Jordan Halliday Sentenced to 10 Months for Resisting Grand Jury

Utah animal rights activists Jordan Halliday was sentenced to an additional 10 months in prison today for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury.

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My Student is a Sociologist, Not a Terrorist

The following is a guest essay written by David Naguib Pellow, a Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota and faculty advisor of Scott DeMuth: On November 17, 2009, Scott DeMuth was jailed for contempt of court, since he refused to answer questions posed to him by a federal grand jury in Davenport, Iowa. […]

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Scott Demuth Free Despite Emergency Government Motion Labeling Him an “Anarchist”

The government filed an emergency motion to keep an activist in jail because he is an “anarchist” and “domestic terrorist” who associates with a “subversive,” but in a response issued Monday, an Iowa district court didn’t buy it. Scott Demuth will be released pending his trial. Demuth has been indicted on animal enterprise terrorism charges […]

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Minneapolis Activist Indicted for Conspiracy to Violate Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

Scott DeMuth, a Minneapolis activist, has been indicted for conspiracy to violate the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, apparently in relation to a 2004 Animal Liberation Front raid at the University of Iowa. He faces up to 5 years in prison. His indictment marks a continued expansion of the scope of the new terrorism law, which […]

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Activist to Iowa Grand Jury: “We will not be intimidated. We will not cooperate.”

Carrie Feldman refuses to cooperate with a grand jury that apparently is investigating an ALF raid at the University of Iowa.

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Jordan Halliday Faces Trial on Contempt Charges for Resisting Grand Jury

A Utah animal rights activist has been indicted by a federal grand jury on felony contempt charges for asserting his First and Fifth Amendment rights, and refusing to cooperate with the “animal rights terrorism” witch hunt. His trial is scheduled to begin on November 2. The grand jury is investigating the release of thousands of […]

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