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Privacy Technology : Legal Documents

US Government's Brief for the Petitioner in Ashcroft v. ACLU I (07/14/2001)

Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition - ACLU Brief (06/06/2001)

ACLU Amicus brief in DeCSS (DVD encryption cracking) case (01/26/2001)

AOL Amicus brief in Melvin v. Doe (11/15/2000)

Melvin v. Doe Appeal to Superior Court (11/15/2000)

ACLU Legal Brief in Melvin v. Doe (11/10/2000)

A&M Records v. Napster - ACLU Brief (08/25/2000)

Third Circuit Court of Appeals Decision in ACLU v. Reno II (06/22/2000)
Decision by the third court of appeals overturning COPA in the case of ACLU v. Reno II

Third 3rd Circuit Court decision striking down COPA the first time in ACLU v. Ashcroft (06/22/2000)

ACLU's Complaint in Zieper v. Metzinger (12/22/1999)
ACLU's complaint against the FBI and Justice Dept. for shutting down the website of a film company that made and posted a film of a fictional military plan to take over Times Square on New Year's Eve, 1999.

Complaint in Zeiper v. Metzinger (12/22/1999)
Complaint in restriction by the FBI of the posting of a movie purporting to be a true account of a planned military takeover of Times Square during the millennial New Year's Eve on a website.

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