Thanks for the prompt update Michelle. I can imagine a lot of work goes into a legal action like this, unless it is on a pro bono footing. Are the WMF costs for pursuing the case published?
Thanks, Fae On 24 October 2015 at 14:31, Michelle Paulson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Yesterday, a federal district court granted the government's motion to > dismiss our Wikimedia v. NSA case. For those of you familiar with procedural > rules, the Judge T.S. Ellis III dismissed the case on standing grounds. What > this means is that the court believed that we, along with our co-plaintiffs, > were unable to plausibly allege that the NSA is capturing our > communications. The ruling did not reach the substance and merits of the > case. > > We respectfully disagree with the decision and plan on appealing. This was > not an unexpected outcome at this point in the litigation, and our counsel > at ACLU feel that this is a strong posture for appeal. > > We continue to feel that the NSA’s mass surveillance poses a serious threat > to privacy, freedom of expression, and freedom of association -- rights that > are essential to the Wikimedia movement, rights that we will continue to > fight for. We thank the community for all of the support you have shown for > this effort throughout this process. > > Please see our blog post for more information. > > -Michelle > == > Michelle Paulson > Legal Director > Wikimedia Foundation > 149 New Montgomery Street, 6th Floor > San Francisco, CA 94105 > [email protected] > 415.839.6885 ext. 6608 (Office) > 415.882.0495 (Fax) > > NOTICE: This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you have > received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. > As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation and for legal/ethical reasons, I > cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, > volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what > this means, please see our legal disclaimer. -- [email protected] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae _______________________________________________ Publicpolicy mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy
