There they go again: The Islamic Society of Boston “subpoenaed a local radio talk station after one of its prominent hosts, Michael Graham, discussed the project on the air.” From the Boston Herald (why hasn’t the Globe covered this yet?):

A lawyer for the Islamic Society of Boston said the subpoena is part of routine evidence gathering for its defamation case against The Boston Herald, WFXT-TV (Fox 25) and advocacy groups that have questioned the mosque, including the David Project, a Jewish group. Some civil liberties lawyers who reviewed the subpoena, however, expressed concern that it goes too far and could chill free expression.”

ISB attorney Howard Cooper said “the appearance for the lawyer of the David Project on the Graham show is directly relevant to the issues before the court in the pending litigation, and this is why a subpoena has been issued simply asking for copies of the broadcast.” But after reviewing the subpoena, attorney Harvey Silverglate, a Cambridge civil liberties specialist, described it as “extraordinary.” He noted that it also asks for materials used by Graham to support his remarks about the ISB, documents related to David Project lawyer Jeffrey Robbins’ appearance on the show and communications between Graham and other defendants or attorneys involved in the ISB defamation suit. “Courts have to take seriously their obligation, their duty to protect the First Amendment, because civil litigation can be overwhelming and can really easily turn into harassment,” Silverglate said.

Ya think that’s what the ISB is trying to do here??

Background on the ISB’s numerous lawsuits here, here and here. Daniel Pipes has a chronology of the ISB saga here. Michael Graham’s been with Boston’s WTTK station for about a year. He was fired from his previous radio station, WMAL in Washington DC for saying “Islam is a terrorist organzation,” which he wrote about here.