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Government Asks Court to Keep ID Arguments Secret

Posted by michael on from the catch-22 dept.

RobXiii writes " CNN has a story on privacy advocate John Gilmore (Co-founder of the EFF) taking the federal government to court, to stop the requirement of ID for in country flights. In an ironic twist, the U.S. Department of Justice is asking the court to keep its argument for the secret law secret. How are we supposed to follow a law when the law itself can't be disclosed?"

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  1. The first rule of Fight Court is - by frostman · · Score: 0, Redundant

    you do not talk about Fight Court.

    The second rule of Fight Court is - you DO NOT talk about Fight Court.

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  2. Re:Follow that law? by Artifex · · Score: 1, Redundant
    "I refuse to obey a law that I cannot read".


    That certainly puts the literate at a disadvantage, though, doesn't it?
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  3. Re:Well, the EFF will hear the argument.... by Svartalf · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That's just PEACHY, now isn't it?

    How in the hell are they supposed to pursue the case? Sorry guys, that doesn't wash.

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