I assumed from the title that the Knicks Center was some NGO I was unfamiliar with and started by scanning the article for information on it to be able to place it in context.
Was there an appeal? The OUP article was published after the 21 day window the judge gave the state for complying with the (2015!) subpoena, but appears to be based solely on a news article published soon after the July decision. 'twould have been nice if it said whether the state was appealing, or, failing that, if the techdirt article did so.
My first reaction is to say this will be fixed when the third party doctrine is removed. But then reading the OUP article clued me in that this is the DEA using an administrative subpoena to access a state database that under state law can only be accessed with a judicial warrant, something that wasn't clear to me from the techdirt article. So I'm not sure the third party doctrine is applicable?
On a larger scale, this case provokes reflection on what this nation is all about, its promise of fairness, liberty, equality of opportunity, and justice. At its heart, this case teaches that at some point in our lives all of us must compromise, if only a little, to accommodate the contrasting values of others. A multicultural, pluralistic society, one of our nation’s strengths, demands no less. The Huguenins are free to think, to say, to believe, as they wish; they may pray to the God of their choice and follow those commandments in their personal lives wherever they lead. The Constitution protects the Huguenins in that respect and much more. But there is a price, one that we all have to pay somewhere in our civic life.
In the smaller, more focused world of the marketplace, of commerce, of public accommodation, the Huguenins have to channel their conduct, not their beliefs, so as to leave space for other Americans who believe something different. That compromise is part of the glue that holds us together as a nation, the to
lerance that lubricates the varied moving parts of us as a people. That sense of respect we owe others, whether or not we believe as they do, illuminates this country, setting it apart from the discord that afflicts much of the rest of the world. In short, I would say to the Huguenins, with the utmost respect: it is the price of citizenship. I therefore concur
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name and shame
That said, it appears Judge McDermott announced his retirement before signing this order, effective January 1.
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Knicks Center
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small numbers
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I can't help but imagine
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No, Malwarebytes lost, not won
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goods or services?
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Appeal?
On the post: Thanks To The DEA And Drug War, Your Prescription Records Have Zero Expectation Of Privacy
Third party doctrine?
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These stories fall squarely into the intersection of technology and business models (and how to do or not do them) that is TechDirt's main interest.
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Cosponsors
Have at 'em
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Public accommodation
With the fairly important exception of public accommodation and protected classes. The most moving argument for that I've read is Judge Bosson's concurrence in Elane Photography v. Willock (once quoted by Ken White), concluding:
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Pull a Wheeler?
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I wonder...
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Re: Re: Bad cert?
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Re: Bad cert?
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Bad cert?
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very poor namecheap page
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even Andrew Orlowski thinks Cable is dying
Wow, do I wish that site offered an Orlowski filter.
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