Deeplinks

EFF has long fought for the public’s right to use federal and state public records laws to uncover controversial and illegal law enforcement techniques. That’s why we filed an amicus brief in a federal appellate court case this week asking it to reconsider a decision that makes it much easier for law enforcement agencies such as the FBI to conceal their activities.

Good news for Palestinians: According to several August news reports, a 3G mobile network might be finally coming their way. After years of struggling with 2G speeds, the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority are reported to have come to an agreement that would result in Israel releasing the frequencies required for 3G and possibly 4G services. 

Preliminary Injunction Cannot Bar Respublika From Using “Stolen” Kazakhstan Emails in Its Reporting

The Republic of Kazakhstan has been blocked from using the U.S. court system to censor one of its most vocal and effective critics.  In a victory for free speech rights, United States District Judge Edgardo Ramos in New York said the First Amendment protects the independent news organization Respublika from the government’s censorship tactics. Respublika, which reports critically on Kazakhstan’s ruling regime, published government emails that Kazakhstan claims were stolen, posted to the Internet and then indexed on a website called “kazaword.”

As Judge Ramos recognized, the First Amendment “protects the publication of the kazaword documents by anyone other than those directly involved in their purported theft.”