Declan wrote:
Even if you don't have a lawyer on retainer, and I suspect few folks here do, saying you need to consult with one will provide you with time to give the local ACLU affiliate a call. Also law school legal clinics can be useful sources of free advice in a pinch.
I've consulted a lawyer or two about Cryptome, and their advice is don't do it, but if you do we're here. So I no longer ask for legal advice. My advice, and it's legally superior to legal advice: take care of yourself, the threats are not as bad as the advisors advise. Most lawyers I've dealt with advise to get along with the system, which may be sound legal advice but shitty for dissent. I spend several thousand dollars a year on legal services for business and personal matters, but not for Cryptome. Abiding legal advice would kill the varmint. I once proposed to Declan that he get thrown in jail for his reporting, to give a big boost to his credibility and career, to break away from the getalong pack. That was in Tacoma, in the Federal Courthouse cafeteria, taking a break from the Bell show trial. I'd like to visit Declan in the pokey, sneak him a tube of getalong lubricant.