Stanford Center for Internet and Society

It's almost midnight here on the east coast, but I'm wide awake -- happily -- because I have some truly *great* news to report. The 10th Circuit just handed down its ruling in the appeal of Golan v. Gonzales. And we have won! The First Amendment lives! (at least in the 10th Circuit).

Some sad news to report: the 9th Circuit has rejected constitutional challenges to the copyright laws in *Kahle v. Gonzales*. The opinion is here. Sad, yes, but also positively maddening, for reasons I will explain shortly.

Kahle vs. Gonzales (formerly Kahle v. Ashcroft) has now been briefed to the Ninth Circuit. Appellants' brief. Government opposition. Appellants' reply brief. We haven't received a date yet for oral argument. Read more about the case here.

Kahle vs. Gonzales (formerly Kahle vs. Ashcroft) has now been briefed to the Ninth Circuit. Appellants' brief. Government opposition. Appellants' reply brief.

So the district court has granted the government's motion to dismiss in Kahle v. Ashcroft. Here's the order.

We're going to fight on to the Ninth Circuit, which is where the game was bound to be decided anyway. More comments coming soon on the district court's order.

So the district court has granted the government's motion to dismiss in Kahle v. Ashcroft. Here's the order.

We're going to fight on to the Ninth Circuit, which is where the game was bound to be decided anyway. More comments coming soon on the district court's order.

Oral argument on the government's motion to dismiss in Kahle v. Ashcroft, previously scheduled for Oct. 29, has been moved to Dec. 10. Stay tuned.

Oral argument on the government's motion to dismiss in Kahle v. Ashcroft, previously scheduled for Oct. 29, has been moved to Dec. 10. Stay tuned.

Read it here.

Read it here. For more on the Kahle case, look here.