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Privacy Technology : Internet Free Speech : Legal Documents

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. et al v. Wikileaks et al -- Notice of Appearance (02/26/2008)

Legal Briefs in Ashcroft v. ACLU (02/24/2004)
All legal briefs pertaining to the Supreme Court's revisitation of COPA, the Child Online Protection Act

ACLU's Merits Brief for the Respondents in Ashcroft v. ACLU II (02/12/2004)

Text of the Council on Europe's Convention on Cybercrime Treaty (12/03/2003)

Amicus brief by the Family Research Council in Ashcroft v. ACLU II (11/25/2003)

Affidavit of Patrick Ball in ACLU v. Miller (10/09/2003)

Respondents' Brief in Opposition to the US Government in Ashcroft v. ACLU II (09/30/2003)

ACLU amicus brief in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios v. Grokster (09/26/2003)
The ACLU, along with five library associations, Project Gutenberg and the Internet Archive, has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Ninth Circuit that points out the numerous constitutionally protected forms of speech that are currently taking place over peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. Accordingly, the ACLU argues that this new technology should not be shut down simply because some may use it for unauthorized downloading of copyrighted works.

Declaration of Adam K. Glickman on Behalf of Condomania in Reno v. ACLU (09/23/2003)
Plaintiff's legal declaration in Reno v. ACLU

US Government's Petitioners' Brief in Ashcroft v. ACLU II (08/16/2003)

ACLU Amicus Brief in Johnson v. Max (06/17/2003)
Amicus filing defending an individual's right to free expression on their website

ACLU Testimony on Senate Bill 170 (05/12/2003)

ACLU Amicus Brief in Brand X Internet Services vs. FCC (11/01/2002)

ACLU Files Brief Opposing Dismissal of Edelman's Case (10/31/2002)

Edelman vs. N2H2 (10/31/2002)

Amicus brief by the Association of American Publishers and others (10/23/2002)

Response to Government's Jurisdictional Statement - Multnomah v. US (10/07/2002)
Statement to decide whether the court below correctly held that CIPA (the Children's Internet Protection Act) violates the First Amendment by inducing public libraries to install Internet programs that block a vast amount of constitutionally protected speech.

Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty v. Stewart (07/26/2002)

ACLU legal complaint in Edelman v. N2H2 (07/25/2002)

Mathis v. Cannon - Amicus Filings (07/12/2002)

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