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WikiLeaks In New Legal Battle

Posted by Soulskill on from the sounds-like-something-needs-to-be-leaked dept.

geegel writes "The US Justice Department is now fighting in court demands from three WikiLeaks associates to disclose the names of several electronic service platforms that received requests to hand over user information. This comes after Twitter obtained a court order to unseal the demands in order to notify the three persons. The current legal row has seen both the ACLU and the EFF provide legal assistance to the WikiLeaks associates."

3 of 86 comments (clear)

  1. Hey Slashdot! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Have you turned over any records to the Feds concerning Wikileaks members (or any records, period)? If you can't comment on that, then perhaps you could outline what Slashdot's policy is for turning over records to law enforcement when not accompanied by a Federal warrant or National Security letter.

  2. Re:EFF by el_tedward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'll bite.

    What about the new york times and bazillions of other news organizations? How does the type of organization you are determine the legality of ones actions?

  3. They have and they will by ArchieBunker · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Years ago someone posted the "top secret" scientology documents into the comments and they were deleted. I can't recall if it was court ordered or merely a scare letter from an attorney.

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    Only the State obtains its revenue by coercion. - Murray Rothbard