I think you should be a real pain in the ass. Stick it to those pigs, right in the ear! Hell, a few days in the pen on a comtempt charge would be a character builder even for YOU Declan. You better brush up on your language skills first though. Try: http://dictionary.prisonwall.org/ After all you'll want to know what to do when word comes down that you're going to be "Dressed Out." Good luck! At Thu, 08 Mar 2001 21:52:14 -0500, Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com> wrote:

See:

http://squid.law.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=28&PART=50&SECTION=10&TYPE=TEXT

They say:

"(c) Negotiations with the media shall be pursued in all cases in which a subpoena to a member of the news media is contemplated. and "All reasonable attempts should be made to obtain information from alternative sources before considering issuing a subpoena to a member of the news media and "No subpoena may be issued to any member of the news media or for the telephone toll records of any member of the news media without the express authorization of the Attorney General

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