ACLU - Archive of court filings regarding the Doe v. Ashcroft / Doe v. Holder case, 2004-2010
August 12th, 2010
ACLU - Archive of court filings regarding the Doe v. Ashcroft / Doe v. Holder case, 2004-2010
In 2004, the ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging the FBI's authority to demand records through NSLs and to gag NSL recipients. The suit — the first of its kind — was brought on behalf of a John Doe Internet Service Provider that had been served with an NSL and had been prohibited from disclosing — to anyone — that the FBI had demanded records.
Because of the gag order, the lawsuit was initially filed under seal. More than three years ago, the FBI abandoned its demand for records. It wasn't until mid 2010 - nearly 6 and a half years later - that I was finally partially released from the gag.. Not completely - but at least enough to be identified publicly as the plaintiff in the case...