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FBI Withdraws Unconstitutional National Security Letter After ACLU and EFF Challenge

From the Electronic Frontier Foundation:

The FBI has withdrawn an unconstitutional national security letter (NSL) issued to the Internet Archive after a legal challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). As the result of a settlement agreement, the FBI withdrew the NSL and agreed to the unsealing of the case, finally allowing the Archive's founder to speak out for the first time about his battle against the record demand.

For the newly unsealed documents (still partially redacted): http://www.eff.org/cases/archive-v-mukasey?docs

For more information about this case: http://www.eff.org/cases/archive-v-mukasey