@Gretchen: There is always somebody that will do a seminar on any topic with a buzz word attached.
“The Effect of American Idol on Pre-teen Girls and Their Obesity” would be a good one.

@The Absurdist: if you are serious, yes.
@K8: Thanks, it’s pretty weird - even for the U.S.

Going Like Sixty’s last blog post..Blockbuster: This Is Unacceptable Performance

K8? Did you see my Wouldye poetry at Grandads?

@The Absurdist: because this person had a blog which linked to other blogs that had offered opinions on the veracity of the lawsuit (they were critical of the suit) she was being asked to produce HUGE amounts of material that related to her blog.

Just one example:
#9…
The subpoena commands production of “all documents pertaining to the setup, financing, running, research, maintaining the website http://www.neurodiversity.com” - including but not limited to material mentioning the plaintiffs - and the names of all persons “helping, paying or facilitating in any fashion” my endeavors. The subpoena demands bank statements, cancelled checks, donation records, tax returns, Freedom of Information Act requests, LexisNexis® and PACER usage records. The subpoena demands copies of all of my communications concerning any issue which is included on my website, including communications with representatives of the federal government, the pharmaceutical industry, advocacy groups, non-governmental organizations, political action groups, profit or non-profit entities, journals, editorial boards, scientific boards, academic boards, medical licensing boards, any “religious groups (Muslim or otherwise), or individuals with religious affiliations,” and any other “concerned individuals.”

Imagine… because you linked to somebody that took a position on a lawsuite you could be compelled by the court to produce the above information!

Thanks: nitey-night!

@The Absurdist: on this we disagree.

But once subpoenaed it costs $$$, even to get it quashed.
eg: let’s say you said you were “scammed.” And, oh, say, “Edward” decided to get a lawyer to say you libeled him.
And your dad wasn’t a lawyer.
So you get a subpoena asking for shitloads of material.

You might be inclined to be discouraged about sharing such information in the future?

@Setting aside the First Amendment just to “game” the system?