Needing a law degree for the Constitution

[Jim Choate]

On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:

> When you're a defendant.
> 
> Because I wouldn't answer questions, I got off the stand very quickly.
> 
> John Young didn't have an attorney sitting a few feet away who was
> from a large law firm and ready to file an emergency appeal to the 9th
> Circuit, and he spent far longer on the stand. He authenticated
> email, responded to questions about his posts to cypherpunks,
> etc. that he wouldn't have had to if he claimed a journalist's
> privilege.
> 
> This is not to say that John did anything but take a principled stand.
> When Robb London insisted that Carl Johnson set up a working AP bot,
> John stuck to his "spoof" line. His testimony probably helped the defense
> more than the prosecution.

Which proves my main point.

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