In his ruling, Sciarrino speculated that the founding fathers would have quite enjoyed expressing themselves on today's social networks.

CNN: Heather Kelly,

Harris originally filed a motion to quash the DA's subpoena himself, but Judge Sciarrino dismissed it in April because he said Harris didn't own the information being requested -- Twitter did.

CNN: Heather Kelly,

In April, Judge Sciarrino ruled Malcolm Harris, a 23-year-old writer charged with disorderly conduct during an Oct. 1 protest on the Brooklyn Bridge, couldn't quash the Manhattan district attorney's office's subpoena to Twitter.

WSJ: DA Gets To See Occupy Tweets