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AOL Sued for the Names of Bloggers Critical of Memphis Police Leadership

The city of Memphis, Tennessee sued AOL for the names of people contributing to the web blog MPD Enforcer 2.0. The blog is critical of law enforcement leadership and is very popular with Memphis police. The blog is credited with raising public discussion about the use of law enforcement resources.

Police director sues to find identity of blogger critical of MPD, Commercial Appeal, July 22, 2008