No. 04-15736
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR TITE NINTH CIRCUIT
John Gilmore
Appellant,
V.
John Ashcroft, et al.,
Appellees.
On Appeal from the United States District Court for the
Northern District of California
Case No. CV-02-03444-SI
Honorable Susan Illston. United District Court Judse
Brief of Amicus Curiae The Center for Constitutional Rights and
PrivacyActivism in Support of Appellant, John Gilmore
DEBORAH PIERCE
RACHEL MEEROPOL
LINDA ACKERMAN
CENTER FOR
PRIVACYACTIVISM
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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INTRODUCTION
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STATEMENTOFINTEREST.
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ARGUMENT.
................2
CONCLUSTON.
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APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
Aptheker v. Secretarv
of State 378 U.S. 500 (1964)........
. .
..........9
Attorney General of New York v. Soto-Lopez,
476 U.S. 8e8 (1e86)
.......
..............3
Edwards
v. California,3I4 U.S. 160 (1941)
.......
............3
Crandall
v. Nevada, 73 U.S. (6 Wall.) 35 (1867).......
.....4
DOT v. Pub. Citizen, 124 S. Ct. 2204 (2004)....
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6
Griswold v. Conn., 381 U.S. 479 (1965)
.......
10
Holt v. Sarver,309 F. Supp. 362 (8.D. Ark. 1970).......
.................7
Houston v. Federal Aviation Admin.,679 F.2d Il84
(5th Cir. 1982)
.............5
Kansas v. United States,
16 F.3d 436 (D.C. Cir. 1994)......
.............5
Kent v. Dulles,357
U.S. 116 (1958)
..............3
Mclntyre v. Ohio Elections Comm'n,514 U.S. 334 (1995)
..........
10
Miller v. Reed, 176 F.3d 1202 (9th Cir. 1999)........
.....3-4
Monarch Travel Servs.. Inc. v. Associated Cultural
Clubs.
Inc.
, 466F.2d 552 (9th Cir. 1972)
...............
5, 9
Rasul v. Bush, 124 Sup. Ct. 2686 (2004)
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I
Regan v. Wald , 468 U .5. 222 ( I 984)
...............
3
Rhodes
v. Chapman,452
U.S. 337 (1981)
.......7
Saenz
v. Roe,526 U.S. 489 (1973).....
..........3-4
United States
v. Albarado,495F.2d