Elena's message forwarded with permission. Also see: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/123525_info24.html http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=justicefiles http://www.politechbot.com/kirkland/ -Declan --- Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 13:26:52 -0700 To: declanat_private From: Elena Luisa Garella <garellaat_private> Declan-- the "anti-bill sheehan law" was struck down by Federal District Court Judge Cougenour yesterday. Bill Sheehan was forced to pull down his website, which featured criticism of police, with their names, home addresses, SSNs, etc, after RCW 6.24.680-700 was passed last year. The law created liability for releasing the personal identifying information of police and court-related personnel "with the intent to harm or intimidate." (Of course, you could still release it for profit, or to praise the cops). The Court handed down a very good pro-internet, pro-free speech ruling. Guess what? "Thought-policing is not a compelling state interest recognized by the First Amendment." Hallelujah. No electronic copy of the decision is available. If you want me to fax it to you, please fax your number. Elena Garella Attorney for William Sheehan 927 N Northlake Way, Ste 301 Seattle, WA 98103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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