The government has filed its 81-page "brief" with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the Bernstein case. They argue that the export controls are "constitutionally permissible", that they are not a facially unconstitutional prior restraint on publication, and that the District Court gave Prof. Bernstein "too broad" relief by declaring the law and regulations unconstitutional and partially enjoining their enforcement. The brief has been scanned in as page images, and is at: http://www.eff.org/pub/Legal/Cases/Bernstein_v_DoS/Legal/970116_appeal_brief... Prof. Bernstein's legal team will file its reply by November 10, the government will reply by November 17, the Court will hold a formal hearing sometime during the week of December 8, then the Court will issue its decision. John Gilmore Electronic Frontier Foundation