[liberationtech] From Snowden's email provider. NSL???

[Nicholas Merrill]

On 8/9/13 5:34 AM, Nadim Kobeissi wrote:
> Also, weren't NSLs ruled unconstitutional recently? NK

Yes.  However...

NSLs have been ruled unconstitutional several times beginning in 2004
[1] with my case ( Doe v. Ashcroft / Doe v. Gonzalez / Doe v. Mukasey /
Doe v. Holder ) and then again in 2007 [2] in my case after the law was
amended, and then more recently in the case that Jillian cited.  But
none of these cases were ever able to make it to the Supreme Court to be
decided upon in a way that was binding nation-wide and final.

best,
-Nick

[1] 
http://articles.philly.com/2004-09-30/news/25376716_1_national-security-letters-gag-order-fbi-summons
[2] 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/06/AR2007090601438.html

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The Calyx Institute
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