Subject: Re: Fwd: FC: Pittsburgh politicos don't like criticism at anonymous web site

From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 20:36:41 -0400

In message <[email-masked]>, Richard Shockey writes:
>
>News from our host city.......
>
>
>>>Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 00:14:02 -0700
>>>Subject: Online criticism of politicians draws lawsuit
>>>From: Jack Dean <[email-masked]>
>>>To: Declan McCullagh <[email-masked]>
>>>
>>>
>>>Online criticism of politicians draws lawsuit
>>>City: Pittsburgh, State: PA, Country: United States
>>>    Government officials in Pittsburgh have launched a courtroom
>>>    assault on a Web site that allows citizens to anonymously
>>>    criticize the authorities. (6/30/00)
>>>URL: http://www.tribunereview.com/news/pgs0630.html

Sigh.  Judges should know better.  See, for example, 514 US 334 (on the 
Web via http://www.jurisline.com and lots of other cases.

		--Steve Bellovin