By Jessica Roy 8/27/12 3:53pm

All Your Tweets Are Belong to Us

(Photo: Scott Beale, Laughing Squid)

Twitter Officially Appeals New York Judge’s Ruling to Provide Tweets of Occupy Wall Street Protester

As promised, today Twitter officially appealed the ruling of Judge Matthew A. Sciarrino Jr. that required the company to provide tweets by Occupy Wall Street protestor Malcom Harris published during an October 2011 demonstration. Last month, Twitter’s legal counsel Ben Lee announced the company would be appealing, but the document was officially filed today. Read More

By Jessica Roy 12:19pm

All Your Tweets Are Belong to Us

(Photo: Scott Beale, Laughing Squid)

Twitter Appeals New York Judge’s Ruling That the Company Hand Over Occupy Wall Street Tweets

The legal battle between Twitter and the Manhattan Criminal Court is heating up. Just a few weeks ago, we reported that Judge Matthew A. Sciarrino Jr. struck down Twitter’s protest of a subpoena requiring it to hand over tweets by Malcolm Harris, an Occupy Wall Street protestor who was arrested for disorderly conduct during the Brooklyn Bridge protests.

Today, Twitter counsel Ben Lee announced–via Twitter, natch–that the company will be appealing Judge Sicarrino’s decision, stating that, “It doesn’t strike the right balance between the rights of users and the interests of law enforcement.” Read More