Federal Prosecutor Puts Anonymous Commenters in First Amendment Peril
Michelle Dean · 04/01/14 03:21PMA corruption case out of New Orleans has turned into a fight over an issue that might be of interest to certain users of this here website: Do commenters on a news website have an absolute right to anonymity? And it all traces back to a federal prosecutor with an out-of-control, borderline-rehab-requiring online commenting habit. Federal prosecutors: They're Just Like Us.