Related Issues: Free Speech, Privacy
Long Haul v Regents of the University of California
EFF and the ACLU of Northern California filed suit in federal court on January 14, 2009 to protect the privacy and free speech rights of two San Francisco Bay Area community organizations after the groups' computers were seized and the data copied by federal and local law enforcement. Both organizations, Long Haul and the East Bay Prisoner Support Group (EBPS), are publishers of information for social and political activists.
Documents
- January 14, 2009 Complaint[PDF, 230.41 KB]
Press Releases
- January 14, 2009 Community Organizations and Publishers Sue FBI and Other Agencies Over Illegal Computer Searches
In The News
- ARS TECHNICA | January 15, 2009 Activist newspaper sues FBI over wrongful computer raid
- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE | January 15, 2009 Activist group sues UC, claiming illegal search
- BAY CITY NEWS | January 14, 2009 SF: Two Berkeley Groups Sue Over Search in Which 14 Computers Were Seized
- BERKELEY DAILY PLANET | January 15, 2009 Long Haul Sues UC, FBI, County
