“…subpoenas they had received that demanded detailed Internet records of any person who had visited the newspaper’s website since 2004…”

Was the prosecutor planning to go after anyone who read the newspaper online? Did he perhaps plan to post spies at every kiosk where paper copies are distributed? Is it now a crime to read something the prosecutor finds objectionable?

I’m glad to hear the charges were dropped. I hope they aren’t refiled as soon as public attention wanes.