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Federal grand jury subpoenas teachers union records in Michigan protest case

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A federal grand jury has ordered the American Federation of Teachers and its University of Michigan local to turn over complete membership lists, officer payroll records, and meeting minutes dating to January 2023. The subpoenas are part of the Justice Department's case against pro-Palestine protesters at the university.

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Historically, federal grand jury subpoenas have been used against social movements and political dissent to gather information, to isolate individuals, and of course to try and prosecute people.

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What is different in politicized cases is the extent of people and places that get subpoenaed, which many people see clearly goes way beyond what they're supposedly trying to prosecute.

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