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

[Fran Parker]

I would never wish the crapshoot of the court system on anyone where being in the right can even be subverted.

On Aug 19, 2013, at 3:02 PM, "R. Jason Cronk" <rjc at privacymaverick.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
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> 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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