EFF: Judge Denies AT&T Request to Discuss Closing Courtroom

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Contact:

Rebecca Jeschke
   Media Coordinator
   Electronic Frontier Foundation
   press () eff org
   +1 415 436-9333 x125

Judge Denies AT&T Request to Discuss Closing Courtroom

Wednesday's Arguments on Sealed Documents Set for 10am

San Francisco - The judge in the Electronic Frontier
Foundation's (EFF's) class-action lawsuit against AT&T
denied a request for a conference today about closing the
courtroom from reporters and spectators for tomorrow's
hearing in the case, set to begin at 10 a.m. at U.S.
District Court in San Francisco, courtroom 6.

EFF's suit accuses AT&T of illegally handing over its
customers' telephone and Internet records and
communications to the National Security Agency (NSA).
Earlier today, lawyers for AT&T asked the judge in the case
to close the courtroom during the discussion about
unsealing critical evidence in the case -- including a
declaration by Mark Klein, a retired AT&T
telecommunications technician, and several internal AT&T
documents that support EFF's allegations.  AT&T wants the
documents returned and argues that they should not be used
as evidence in the case.

For more on the AT&T case:
http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/att/

For this release:
http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_05.php#004678

About EFF

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil
liberties organization working to protect rights in the
digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF actively encourages and
challenges industry and government to support free
expression and privacy online. EFF is a member-supported
organization and maintains one of the most linked-to
websites in the world at http://www.eff.org/


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