From: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 12:32:33 +0800
To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Subject: Re: Court proceedings under new SAFE act
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At 06:12 PM 9/11/97 -0700, Declan McCullagh wrote:
>I'm reading the bill more closely. This is incredibly slick work.
>
>1. When it appears that any person is selling, importing, or distributing
>non-backdoor'd crypto or "about" to do so, the Atty General can sue to
>stop them. "Upon the filing of the complaint seeking injunctive relief by
>the Attorney General, the court shall automatically issue a temporary
>restraining order against the party being sued." 

They get an *automatic* TRO?

[...]
>More interestingly, this gives courts including the FISA court (yes, the
>secret court that has never denied a request for a wiretap) jurisdiction;
>they can issue ex parte orders giving police access to plaintext. Also
>lets U.S. government coordinate with other governments in doing such.

Is there any way of finding out the names of the judges sitting on the FISA
court?


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