From: Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 1996 15:55:44 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: A new law in the making?
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> Date: Thu,  4 Apr 1996 00:24:08 -0500 (EST)
> From: "Declan B. McCullagh" <declan+@CMU.EDU>
> Subject: FC: CDA Court Challenge: Update #4
> 
> The court wasn't happy with Boe's response. It gave Shea and the
> government until April 17 to decide to include the entire record of
> the Philly lawsuit -- and said that if they don't, the court would
> appoint its *own* computer expert to demo the Net and blocking
> software on April 30.

This is a great idea if carried a little farther. Require courts in cases
using technical or otherwise special evidence to appoint an indipendant
expert to compare compare with the defence and prosecution experts.

> litigators who do their homework." (Of course, Taylor conveniently has
> deluded himself into believing the CDA is constitutional.)

Are *any* of the current legal actions involved using either the 9th or 10th
Amendment in their case?

> We're back in court on 4/12, 4/15, and possibly 4/26.

Good luck!


                                                 Jim Choate
                                                 CyberTects
                                                 ravage@ssz.com