Former U.S. AG May Have to Testify in Computer Terrorism Lawsuit

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Curiously, I have not seen this story in any U.S. press (yet).

Via The Sydney Morning Herald (AP).

[snip]

Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft could be called to testify
in a lawsuit that claims a student was wrongly imprisoned in a computer
terrorism case, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge rejected Ashcroft's argument that he
was entitled to absolute immunity because his position at the
Department of Justice was prosecutorial.

[snip]

More:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/Judge-opens-door-for-former-AG-Ashcroft-to-testify-in-studentcomputer-terrorism-lawsuit/2006/09/28/1159337259461.html

- ferg

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