5 ms·
Actually, this subpoena is possible because of this US statute: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1782 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1782
by phoenixreader 4y ago
Actually, this subpoena is possible because of this US statute: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1782 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1782
Edit: there is even a Wiki page for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_1782_Discovery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_1782_Discovery
- bagacrap 4y agoupvoted for relevance, but really it's NZ law that fails to sufficiently protect free speech
- hgsgm 4y ago
- amadeuspagel 4y agoUS law could and should protect freedom of speech, even when it's not protected in other countries. If you sue a company in the US in an attempt to suppress speech that would be protected by the first amendment, US courts should reject that.