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CoS supoenas records of all anonymous remailers? (Unverified)
[FWIW, Biased Journalism is a reasonably reputable source. --Declan]
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Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 18:27:02 -0700
To: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected] (Dave Farber)
From: [email protected] (Jim Warren)
Subject: (fwd fyi - NOT verified!!) very urgent news
Seems like it's just a tad overbroad, if true. Another example of, "all
the 'justice' that one can buy"?
--jim
>Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 15:44:52 -0700 (PDT)
>From: shelley thomson <[email protected]>
>Subject: very urgent news
>To: [email protected]
>
>Hello, Jim Warren:
>
> The church of scientology plans to subpoena the records of every
>anonymous remailer in the USA.
>
> I publish a news/black humor magazine on the net called **Biased
>Journalism**. As a journalist I have covered the collision between the
>church of scientology and the net. My last three issues have focused on
>legal action by the church against Grady Ward and Keith Henson.
>
> Today I had a note from Grady Ward, whose deposition was finished
>today. He said that they asked him a lot of questions about me, and
>warned me that they may issue a subpoena for me and a demand for my
>email.
>
> The church presumably intends to claim that I am not a real
>journalist because I only publish on the net. I need to prepare a legal
>defense, and needless to say, can't afford a lawyer. If you can direct
>me to any resources, I would appreciate it very much.
>
> On the basis of events today, Ward believes the church will
>issue subpoenas for the records of every anonymous remailer in the USA.
>
> If these records are delivered to the church, our First Amendment
>rights go with them.
>
> Shelley Thomson
>
> publisher, **Biased Journalism**
> 800-731-0717 voice message
>