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Edward T. Joyce, et al., v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.
Joyce v. Morgan Stanley Opinion
Post Date: 09/05/2008 | Filing Date: 08/19/2008
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held that Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. did not owe any contractual or extra-contractual duty to the shareholders of 21st Century Telecom Group, Inc. Joyce v. Morgan Stanley & more...
Contributor: Duane Morris LLP [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Echostar, et al. v. Freetech, Inc. et al.
Amicus Curiae Brief of The Electronic Frontier Foundation in Support of Defendant Freetech's Motion for Protective Order
Post Date: 08/22/2008 | Filing Date: 08/15/2008
EFF has asked a federal court to reject efforts by Echostar to get the names and addresses of every customer that purchased a free-to-air satellite receiver. Echostar claims that the receiver can be modified to pirate DISH satellite TV more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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United States v. Lori Drew
Brief of Amici Curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al., in Support of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Indictment for Failure to State an Offense and for Vagueness
Post Date: 08/22/2008 | Filing Date: 08/01/2008
The defendant, Lori Drew, was charged with violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) by using a fictitious name and age on a MySpace account and using that account to make hurtful comments to a teenage girl. Tragically, the more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Anderson, et al.
Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Motion to Convert Temporary Restraining Order to Time-Limited Preliminary Injunction--Leave to File Granted on August 18, 2008
Post Date: 08/22/2008 | Filing Date: 08/18/2008
Three students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were ordered by a federal court judge to cancel their scheduled presentation at DEFCON about vulnerabilities in Boston's transit fare payment system, violating their more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Anderson, et al.
Motion for Entry of a Preliminary Injunction
Post Date: 08/22/2008 | Filing Date: 08/18/2008
Three students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were ordered by a federal court judge to cancel their scheduled presentation at DEFCON about vulnerabilities in Boston's transit fare payment system, violating their more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Anderson, et al.
Defendants' Motion for Reconsideration and/or Modification of August 14, 2008 Discovery Order
Post Date: 08/22/2008 | Filing Date: 08/17/2008
Three students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were ordered by a federal court judge to cancel their scheduled presentation at DEFCON about vulnerabilities in Boston's transit fare payment system, violating their more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Lenz v. Universal, et al.
Order Denying Motion to Dismiss
Post Date: 08/22/2008 | Filing Date: 08/20/2008
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit against Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), asking a federal court to protect the fair use and free speech rights of a mother who posted a short video of her toddler son dancing more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Anderson, et al.
Plaintiff's "proposed" interim protective order
Post Date: 08/18/2008 | Filing Date: 08/14/2008
Three students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were ordered by a federal court judge to cancel their scheduled presentation at DEFCON about vulnerabilities in Boston's transit fare payment system, violating their more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Anderson, et al.
Plaintiff's Opposition to Cross Motion for Reconsideration of Defendants Anderson, Ryan, and Chiesa
Post Date: 08/18/2008 | Filing Date: 08/14/2008
Three students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were ordered by a federal court judge to cancel their scheduled presentation at DEFCON about vulnerabilities in Boston's transit fare payment system, violating their more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Anderson, et al.
Plaintiff's Motion for Interim Protective Order
Post Date: 08/18/2008 | Filing Date: 08/14/2008
Three students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were ordered by a federal court judge to cancel their scheduled presentation at DEFCON about vulnerabilities in Boston's transit fare payment system, violating their more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Anderson, et al.
Defendants Anderson, Ryan and Chiesa's Response to Plaintiff's "Motion to Modify Terms But Not Duration of Temporary Restraining Order" and Cross Motion For Reconsideration
Post Date: 08/18/2008 | Filing Date: 08/12/2008
Three students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were ordered by a federal court judge to cancel their scheduled presentation at DEFCON about vulnerabilities in Boston's transit fare payment system, violating their more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Anderson, et al.
Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
Post Date: 08/18/2008 | Filing Date: 08/08/2008
Three students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were ordered by a federal court judge to cancel their scheduled presentation at DEFCON about vulnerabilities in Boston's transit fare payment system, violating their more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Anderson, et al.
Complaint
Post Date: 08/18/2008 | Filing Date: 08/08/2008
Three students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were ordered by a federal court judge to cancel their scheduled presentation at DEFCON about vulnerabilities in Boston's transit fare payment system, violating their more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Anderson, et al.
Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
Post Date: 08/18/2008 | Filing Date: 08/08/2008
Three students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were ordered by a federal court judge to cancel their scheduled presentation at DEFCON about vulnerabilities in Boston's transit fare payment system, violating their more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Savage vs. Counsel on American-Islamic Relations, Inc., et al.
Order of Dismissal
Post Date: 08/18/2008 | Filing Date: 08/15/2008
On 7-25-08, a U.S. District Court granted the motion for judgment on the pleadings we and our co-counsel Tom Burke of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP filed in a copyright infringement suit brought by talk show host Michael Savage against the more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Savage vs. Counsel on American-Islamic Relations, Inc., et al.
Notice of Plaintiff Michael Savage's Decision NOT TO FILE an Amended Complaint as to Rico Cause of Action
Post Date: 08/18/2008 | Filing Date: 08/14/2008
On 7-25-08, a U.S. District Court granted the motion for judgment on the pleadings we and our co-counsel Tom Burke of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP filed in a copyright infringement suit brought by talk show host Michael Savage against the more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Hepting, et al., v. AT&T CORP., et al., and United States of America
Opposition of Plaintiffs-Appellees to the Government's Motion to Hold Appeals in Abeyance and Plaintiffs-Appellees' Cross-Motion to Dismiss the Appeals
Post Date: 08/18/2008 | Filing Date: 08/14/2008
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a class-action lawsuit against AT&T on January 31, 2006, accusing the telecom giant of violating the law and the privacy of its customers by collaborating with the National Security Agency more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Hepting, et al., v. AT&T CORP., et al., and United States of America
Government's Motion to Hold Appeals in Abeyance Pending Its Submission in the District Court Pursuant to the New FISA Amendments
Post Date: 08/18/2008 | Filing Date: 07/30/2008
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a class-action lawsuit against AT&T on January 31, 2006, accusing the telecom giant of violating the law and the privacy of its customers by collaborating with the National Security Agency more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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In Re National Security Agency Telecommunications Records Litigation (This document relates solely to: Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc., et al. v. Bush, et al
First Amended Complaint
Post Date: 08/12/2008 | Filing Date: 07/29/2008
This case alleges targeting of the leaders of an Islamic charity and their lawyers by the admitted, targeted warrantless wiretapping by the NSA. It is based on a document that was accidentally disclosed to the plaintiffs by the more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Zack Anderson, et al.
Temporary Restraining Order
Post Date: 08/12/2008 | Filing Date: 08/09/2008
Three students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were ordered by a federal court judge to cancel their scheduled presentation at DEFCON about vulnerabilities in Boston's transit fare payment system, violating their more...
Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation [Full Profile | Docs Posted]
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