Punch and Jurists

Merrill v. Lunch, No. 14-cv-9763 (VM) (S.D.N.Y.) (151 F.Supp.3d 342) (August 28, 2015) (Judge Victor Marrero) by This is a milestone decision involving a key component of the USA Freedom Act that authorizes the use of National Security Letters (NSLs) - a type of sweeping administrative subpoena that various Government …

In Re National Security Letter, No. C 11-02173 SI (N.D.Cal.) (930 F.Supp.2d 1064) (March 14, 2013) (Judge Susan Y. Illston) by Within the space of a few years, National Security Letters (NSLs) have become one of the most commonly used - and over-reaching - discovery tools in the FBI’s arsenal …

Doe v. Holder, No. 04 Civ. 2614 (VM) (S.D.N.Y.) (665 F.Supp.2d 426) (October 20, 2009) (Judge Victor Marrero) by [Editor's Note: For a chronological listing of the various decisions in this line of cases, see these prior and subsequent related decisions: • Doe v. Ashcroft, 334 F. Supp. 2d 471 …

Doe v. Mukasey, No. 07-4943-cv (2nd Cir.) (549 F.3d 861) (December 15, 2008) (Judge Jon O. Newman) by In litigation concerning First Amendment challenges to the constitutionality of statutes governing the issuance and judicial review of National Security Letters (NSLs) which request records from providers of wire or electronic communication …

Doe v. Gonzales, No. 05-0570-cv(L) (2nd Cir.) (449 F.3d 415) (May 23, 2006) (Per Curiam) by This consolidated appeal involves two important electronic privacy challenges to the government’s ability to obtain secretly enormous amounts of data by using National Security Letters (NSLs). One of the key components of the PATRIOT …

Doe v. Gonzales, No. 3:05-cv-1256 (JCH) (D.Conn.) (386 F.Supp.2d 66) (September 9, 2005) (Judge Janet C. Hall) by Here Judge Hall lifted a gag order that shielded the identity of librarians who received a National Security Letter from the FBI under a provision of the Patriot Act (18 USC § …

Doe v. Ashcroft, No. 04 Civ. 2614 (VM) (S.D.N.Y.) (334 F.Supp.2d 471) (September 28, 2004) (Judge Victor Marrero) by In this sharply worded 120-page ruling, Judge Victor Marrero struck down a key component of the USA Patriot Act as unconstitutional because it allows the FBI to demand information from telephone …