Wikilegal
Wikileaks, the whistle-blowing website that was forced offline in the US last week is receiving legal help to fight an attempt to keep it offline.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) are planning to intervene for Wikileaks at a legal hearing today which will decide whether to continue the original court order.
The rights groups will argue that the order that knocked Wikileaks offline in the US raises “serious First Amendment concerns”.
“Blocking access to the entire site in response to a few documents posted there completely disregards the public’s right to know,” said ACLU attorney Ann Brick in a statement.
The ruling followed a case brought by Swiss banking group Julius Baer over several documents posted on the site revealing that the bank was involved with money laundering and tax evasion.
Friday 29 Feb 2008 | Paul | USA
