A Manhattan judge ruled earlier today that Tweets are fair game to be subpoenaed, after a handful of OWS protesters received notice from the DA that their messages of 140 characters or less were considered evidence. Protester Malcolm Harris' attorney had argued that the Manhattan DA's office's request violated his client's privacy and free association rights, but the judge disagreed, and used Twitter hashtags in the first paragraph of his ruling. "The defendant moved to #quash that subpoena. That motion is #denied," Justice Matthew Sciarrino, Jr. wrote. more ›

After the disappointing setback to the Manhattan DA's office that was last month's alleged rape cop verdict, Cy Vance has set his sights on a much bigger target: the "vampire squid sucking the face of humanity" that is Goldman Sachs. The District Attorney's office today subpoenaed the firm in relation to a recent report from Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. And while some analysts don't think the subpoena will lead anywhere, a source tells the Daily News the office is "very serious" about the case and is "throwing resources at it." more ›

The Post reports the IRS has sent "a flurry of subpoenas to [the] most generous corporate donors" of Reverend Al Sharpton's non-profit, National Action Network. Sharpton told the Post, "I think that this is a clear, transparent political investigation, because if they started an investigation in December, why would they be subpoenaing people after December unless they are on a fishing expedition?" more ›