[liberationtech] US Feds Threaten to Arrest Lavabit Founder for Shutting Down His Service | Techdirt

[R. Jason Cronk]

As sad as it seems, I hope the do prosecute him....not because I want to 
see him convicted but it would be an excellent test of the law and keep 
the case in the news for the egregiousness that it is.

Jason


On 8/17/2013 6:05 PM, LilBambi wrote:
> Whoa! That is nuts!
>
> On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Yosem Companys <companys at stanford.edu> wrote:
>> The saga of Lavabit founder Ladar Levison is getting even more
>> ridiculous, as he explains that the government has threatened him with
>> criminal charges for his decision to shut down the business, rather
>> than agree to some mysterious court order. The feds are apparently
>> arguing that the act of shutting down the business, itself, was a
>> violation of the order.
>>
>> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130816/14533924213/feds-threaten-to-arrest-lavabit-founder-shutting-down-his-service.shtml
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