Stone v. Paddock Productions, Inc.
STATUS: The Illinois Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling on November 17, 2011.
Ill. App.: Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Anonymity of Online Critic of Political Candidate
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Illinois Court of Appeals today overturned a lower court ruling that had ordered the disclosure of the identity of an anonymous online critic of a political candidate, ruling that the First Amendment prevented such "fishing expeditions" undertaken by "those easily offended by online commentary."
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/illinois-appellate-court-upholds-anonymity-online-critic-political-candidate
Opinion: Stone v. Paddock Productions, Inc.
https://www.eff.org/sites/default/files/filenode/stonevpaddock-opinion-111711.pdf
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