March 4th, 2008

Wikileaks Back in Action After Reprieve

Shaun Nichols , ITNews

A US federal court has reversed an order which had shut down the Wikileaks.org website.

The whistleblower site had been ordered to disable the domain after an earlier court ruled in favour of Swiss bank Juilus Baer which complained about leaked documents posted on the site.

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"We are very pleased that Judge White recognised the serious constitutional concerns raised by his earlier orders," said Matt Zimmerman, senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Related Issues: Free Speech

Related Cases: Bank Julius Baer & Co v. Wikileaks

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