(Gilmore vs. Ashcroft) 9th Circuit to DOJ: No Secret Justice

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"Gilmore v. Ashcroft, a story of
security, indentification, and secret
laws"

"Gilmore v. Ashcroft, a story of
security, indentification, and secret
laws" 08/18/2004 11:09 AM

Gilmore v. Ashcroft

Gilmore v. Ashcroft 09/15/2004 09:25 AM
John Gilmore's battle to force the government to explain the basis upon which it demands that airlines verify an ID before permitting someone on a plane got a small victory last week. The government had asked to file its brief, defending a rule that is itself secret, in secret. The 9th Circuit said no.

John Gilmore vs. Ashcroft begins today

John Gilmore vs. Ashcroft begins today 08/16/2004 02:15 PM
Bill sez: "On the 16th of August 2004, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals begins work on the Gilmore vs. Ashcroft case. At stake is nothing less than the right of Americans to travel freely in their own country -- and the exposure of 'secret law' for what it is: an abomination.

"The man who is fighting the good fight is named John Gilmore. John made his fortune as a programmer and entrepreneur in the software industry. Whereas most people in his position would have moved to a tropical island and lived a life of luxury, John chose to use his wealth to protect and defend the US Constitution.

"On the 4th of July 2002, John Gilmore, American citizen, decided to take a trip from one part of the United States of America to another. At the airport, he was told he had to produce his ID if he wanted to travel. He asked to see the law demanding he show his 'papers' and was told after a time that the law was secret and no, he wouldn't be allowed to read it.

"He hasn't flown in his own country since."

Another program which depends on showing ID is the Watch List and No-Fly List.  Airlines are issued these lists by the federal government and are required to request ID from their passengers in order to check them against the lists.  This has resulted in countless citizens with names similar to bad people being harrassed, arrested, or prevented from travelling by air—including every person named 'David Nelson'.

Link

Gilmore v. Ashcroft "Papers Please" case
update

Gilmore v. Ashcroft "Papers Please" case
update 09/07/2004 11:47 PM
Xeni Jardin: Bill Scannell says,

Lawyers for John Gilmore filed their opposition to a Department of Justice attempt to file a secret brief in a case that involves secret law. The case, Gilmore vs. Ashcroft, is now before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. DOJ filed a motion last Friday asking the Court's permission to file their arguments in secret, allowing only the judges to read their full brief.

DOJ is trying to distract the Court and the public from the real issue in the case, which is whether or not American citizens can travel in their own country without official government paperwork. Their method of distraction: secret law.

In a sharply-worded objection to the government's motion, Gilmore's lawyers stated that the government's "extreme cry for secrecy, preventing even plaintiff's counsel from being privy to their legal arguments because plaintiff's counsel does not meet defendants self defined 'covered persons who have a need to know' criteria, is disturbing and illustrates the dangers of secret law."

DOJ motion and Mr. Gilmore's opposition: Link. Previous BoingBoing posts on this story include: Reason Magazine on Gilmore v. Ashcroft; and Gilmore v. Ashcroft begins today

Appreciating Happy Gilmore

Appreciating Happy Gilmore 01/16/2004 10:59 AM
How can some people not appreciate the sheer comic brilliance of the excellent Adam Sandler film Happy Gilmore? I just happened to see it on TV last night (yeay for Tivo) and the program guide had two stars next to the movie title. Un-freaking-believable. Heck, even Amazon users have given it over 4 stars! Now that I think of it, I don't yet have it on DVD. It's probably time to rectify that oversight, wouldn't you say?...

Golan v. Ashcroft submission site (Golan
v. Ashcroft)

Golan v. Ashcroft submission site (Golan
v. Ashcroft) 05/23/2004 12:25 AM
tell the lawyers fighting the law

notabug.com/golan
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A secret that stayed secret in the place
where no one can keep a secret

A secret that stayed secret in the place
where no one can keep a secret 02/07/2005 01:37 AM
We may soon know the identity of Deep Throat. It seems that Bob Woodward has penned the obituary of the elusive Deep Throat. There have been no lack of theories for who might actually be Deep Throat. And of course, any political conspiracy theory secret wouldn't be any fun without tying it back to Bush somehow.

Gilmore on Gmail's terms-of-service

Gilmore on Gmail's terms-of-service 04/09/2004 04:05 PM
John Gilmore has given me permission ot publish his very sharp analysis of Google's Gmail draft terms-of-service. As it stands, the ToS have some really objectionable elements. Google has a notation to the effect that this is a draft document and they are soliciting feedback on it to gmail-feedback@google.com. If these terms bother you, you could send polite feedback to Google about the parts that you find worrisome.

If they allege a "technical issue", including spam filtering, then they can access, read, preserve, and disclose anything in your mailbox. Since they probably do spam filtering for everybody (both for incoming and outgoing mail), then they have the right to read and disclose the contents of your email at any time.

Many spam-filtering services send copies of alleged spams to some central location. If they get N copies of similar messages, they declare it spam and publish the offending messages on the web. Google's right to send your spam to such services gives them the right to send ANY of your email to ANYONE -- for publication.

Link (Thanks, John!)

John Gilmore interviewed by Greplaw

John Gilmore interviewed by Greplaw 08/19/2004 08:28 PM

"John Gilmore on inflight activism, spam
and sarongs (GrepLaw interview)"

"John Gilmore on inflight activism, spam
and sarongs (GrepLaw interview)" 08/20/2004 02:46 PM

Feds defend secret law with secret brief

Feds defend secret law with secret brief 09/21/2004 06:23 AM
Cory Doctorow: Bill sez, "The Justice Department continues to demand the right to file a secret brief in Gilmore vs. Ashcroft, a case that involves secret law. In response to a September 10th ruling by the 9th Circuit US Court of Appeals that rejected DOJ's attempt to file their arguments in secret, the DOJ filed a motion asking the Court to reconsider its decision." Link (Thanks, Bill!)

No PDB for Ashcroft until 9/11

No PDB for Ashcroft until 9/11 04/13/2004 06:24 PM

Short Circuit

Short Circuit 04/04/2005 06:03 AM
This month: W. Alan McCollough, CEO of Circuit City Stores.

Circuit City - Never Again!

Circuit City - Never Again! 07/20/2004 01:00 PM

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“So I needed to buy a DVD player on New Years Eve 2000 (going onto 2001) because I wanted to watch a couple of movies and happened to go to Circuit City (the 14th Street Union Square store). At that time they had a promotion that if one bought a 26” TV or bigger, you would get a free DVD player. This I felt was the perfect opportunity to upgrade my crappy 20” TV so…

Orkut Circuit

Orkut Circuit 01/25/2004 10:32 AM

After my first lap (day) of Orkut, I got these to share.

It's supposedly writ ten in ASP.NET.  That one surprised me.

It has many security and privacy issues just as other social networking services have.  For example, one can send a message to thousands of members with only a few clicks.  There could be some XSS (cross-site scripting) problems as well.  But, overall, I have yet to see anything that can be resolved over time given sufficient technical and financial interests.

Invitation-only aspect of Orkut blew me away in terms of its effect and its meaning.  Since you can't just register without an invitation from someone within, it creates a sense of value that drives people to signup.

As to the meaning, what invitation-only means is that everyone who is a member of Orkut knows Orkut himself through a string of friends.  It means you have joined a six-degree of separation experiment where the starting end is Orkut Buyukkokten.  I'll bet that was why it was named Orkut.

I am not yet convinced that there exists a workable revenue model behind Orkut but then I have similar opinions about Rovers in Mars.  Entertaining thoughts about what might lie beyond the horizon with a bunch of geeky friends is a reward enough for now.  To this end, I created an Orkut Community titled “Orkut Design” to examine Orkut in detail.

Ashcroft grilling to come

Ashcroft grilling to come 04/13/2004 03:40 PM

Ashcroft didn't want to hear it

Ashcroft didn't want to hear it 04/13/2004 03:40 PM

The conscience of Ashcroft

The conscience of Ashcroft 01/23/2004 02:21 PM
In a speech to the World Economic Forum, according to the AP, "Attorney General John D. Ashcroft yesterday urged nations...to fight corruption, which is costing the world economy more than $2 trillion every year." "Follow our moral lead," Ashcroft said. "Surely in your own country you have a highly visible woman who is resented for her success. I urge you to go after her with the full power of the law. And God bless America."...

Gonzales More Low-Key Than Ashcroft (AP)

Gonzales More Low-Key Than Ashcroft (AP) 04/16/2005 03:03 PM
AP - It has taken barely two months for the differences between Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and his predecessor, John Ashcroft, to come into clear view.

Visual Circuit Board

Visual Circuit Board 10/29/2003 07:11 PM
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Circuit City's Improving

Circuit City's Improving 09/17/2004 02:33 PM
The No. 2 electronics retailer is making strides and beats estimates.

Pity Circuit City

Pity Circuit City 12/19/2004 03:27 PM
Circuit City sales are still slacking. How about trying something different?

FCC Chairman at Circuit City -- I don't
believe it

FCC Chairman at Circuit City -- I don't
believe it 05/14/2004 03:26 PM
A USA Today article reports that FCC Chairman Michael Powell recently went to Circuit City to switch his phone number to a new carrier:

FCC Chairman Michael Powell said he switched carriers for his work wireless phone as well as for his wife and son at a Circuit City outlet and the moves were done in an hour.

"I was shocked at how well it worked," Powell said. He declined to identify the carriers but said his name was not on the accounts so he did not receive favorable treatment.

What kind of stunt is this? Doesn't Powell have an army of factotums to do this kind of thing for him? And how was he able to change a phone account that didn't have his name on it? Furthermore, didn't the Circuit City people ask to see an ID to see if his name matched the name on the phone account? How did he pay for the account -- using a credit card with a fake name on it? Link

First Ever Nanotube Transistors On A
Circuit

First Ever Nanotube Transistors On A
Circuit 01/07/2004 02:38 PM
btsdev writes "Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and Stanford University have developed the first ever integrated silicon circuit with ...

Circuit City a Little Short?

Circuit City a Little Short? 06/04/2004 03:25 PM
Circuit City's first-quarter sales figures yield some improvement, but guess whose look better?

Qt universal circuit simulator

Qt universal circuit simulator 12/08/2003 12:56 PM
Qucs 0.0.1 has been released.

Same Story at Circuit City

Same Story at Circuit City 09/07/2004 12:19 PM
August presented a challenge for yet another retailer.

Ashcroft Hospitalized With Pancreatitis
(AP)

Ashcroft Hospitalized With Pancreatitis
(AP) 03/06/2004 02:06 AM
AP - Attorney General John Ashcroft was in a hospital intensive care unit Friday after suffering a severe case of gallstone pancreatitis, a serious and painful abdominal illness.

Eldred v. Ashcroft: First Round

Eldred v. Ashcroft: First Round 10/10/2002 09:55 AM
The United States Supreme Court has heard arguments in the case of Eldred v. Ashcroft today. The case challenges retroactive copyright extension. Links to online coverage (note that regular members of the public are not allowed to take notes for some reason, so most of the summaries in blogs etc. are from memory): Lawmeme: good arguments by Lessig, but it will be hard to sway a majority Another summary at Lawmeme by "Brian" Text summary by Kwin Kramer Weblog summary of the hearing by Jay Tamboli Photos by Declan McCullagh UPI court coverage ("a majority of the justices appeared to be leaning towards the government's view") Slashdot story with the usual amount of noise, possibly useful for link hunting Eldred news from Google Commentators agree that the economic (extending copyright another time helps only a small elite) argument was much better received than the First Amendment argument (retroactive extension harms speech as once free works can no longer be distributed). That might mean that the justices will acknowledge that Congress has erred, but will not rule in Eldred's favor for lack of a constitutional argument that convinces them. The court's ruling is expected in a few months, transcripts should be available in 2-6 weeks. We'll keep you posted. (Note to editors: feel free to add any other links you find.) Update [2002-10-10 0:26:35 by look]: Here is some more coverage that I think you'll enjoy: Larry Lessig posted an inspiring entry on his weblog last night before the arguments: Keeping Focus. We need to remember that win or lose in the Supreme Court, the battle is far from over. We must fight on three fronts: government (laws), technology (p2p), and creating a viable alternative (Creative Commons, open source/free software, and the gift economy). Donna Wentworth at Copyfight is also keeping track of news stories and personal accounts of the hearing, including some sent to her directly and not logged elsewhere. See The Showdown Part II and The Showdown Part III. On a tangent, but related, Salon covers the Internet Bookmobile as it dispensed public domain books on its way to the Supreme Court hearing. We will be updating this list of coverage as it comes in. If you know of something worthwhile, please post it below.

Ashcroft responds to jet questions

Ashcroft responds to jet questions 04/13/2004 06:24 PM

Censor Us, John Ashcroft

Censor Us, John Ashcroft 04/30/2004 10:44 AM
This video places John Ashcroft on the receiving end of abuse from statuesque women, but frankly I'm more disturbed by how much Ashcroft sounds like puppets from the nightmarish children's program Gigglesnort Hotel. (04-30)

Ashcroft to face 9/11 commission

Ashcroft to face 9/11 commission 04/13/2004 08:39 AM
The commission probing the 11 September attacks is to question under-fire Attorney General John Ashcroft.

NPR publishes Ashcroft memo

NPR publishes Ashcroft memo 06/10/2004 05:44 PM
You know that memo that Ashcroft refuses to release, without invoking executive privilege or any other legal justification? (As Jon Stewart said in commenting on this, "Dude, you have to invoke something!") NPR has published it as a 2.7MB PDF file....

Don't Short-Circuit Standard Micro

Don't Short-Circuit Standard Micro 06/14/2004 01:02 PM
Has this smaller maker of semiconductor technology been overlooked?

Web phones connect on buzz circuit

Web phones connect on buzz circuit 08/22/2004 07:52 AM
Chicago Tribune Aug 22 2004 10:54AM GMT

Santa Skips Circuit City

Santa Skips Circuit City 01/05/2005 01:36 PM
Circuit City gets a lump of coal in its stocking.

A circuit-switched email network

A circuit-switched email network 09/22/2004 04:52 PM
Right now the global email network is pretty much a large scale packet-switched network. Packets (emails) are passed from node to node, on a potentially dynamically changing path, until they reach the endpoint. Individual hops are synchronous but the system on the whole is asynchronous. (Deferrals.)

General Motors' Short Circuit?

General Motors' Short Circuit? 02/10/2004 11:57 AM
GM's trials and tribulations -- and recalls -- continue.

Post-circuit-switched voicemail

Post-circuit-switched voicemail 11/01/2003 12:57 PM
Nice rant on how "circuit-switched" thinking is holding back advancement in telephony:

Assume a phone call requires an (extremely generous) 3Kb per second of audio. One hour of stored audio is about 10Mb of data. This is a pretty modest amount by the standards of modern flash memeory. Your mobile phone is perfectly capable of storing all your voicemail. The network is perfectly capable of transmitting the data in a sensible amount of time. Unlike email, most voicemail is listened to -- the amount of wasted download is small...

You should be able to listen to voicemails on your plane journey home. You should be able to reply to them on a store-and-forward basis, even when you're not connected to the network. And most of all, you shouldn't have to use a clunky telephony user interface to navigate a message queue. And you shouldn't be restricted to one device for accessing your own data.

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