Executive Branch Intelligence Surveillance & Privacy

In the "No Hope" Category

Paul Rosenzweig
Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 3:52 PM
You can put this lawsuit against Edward Snowden, Laura Poitras and others in the "no hope" category.  According to Tech Dirt:
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You can put this lawsuit against Edward Snowden, Laura Poitras and others in the "no hope" category.  According to Tech Dirt:
Horace B. Edwards, Navy veteran and former Secretary of Transportation for the state of Kansas, is suing Edward Snowden, Laura Poitras and a handful of "Hollywood Defendants" for profiteering from the distribution of "stolen documents." This is supposedly being done on "behalf of the American people" ("John and Jane Does 1-10" listed in the "Plaintiffs" field). What Edwards is seeking is a court-ordered "constructive trust," financed by the proceeds of Laura Poitras' Snowden documentary "CitizenFour," to offset the financial damage caused by the leaked documents.
Merry Christmas Ed and Laura!

Paul Rosenzweig is the founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC, a homeland security consulting company and a Senior Advisor to The Chertoff Group. Mr. Rosenzweig formerly served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Department of Homeland Security. He is a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University, a Senior Fellow in the Tech, Law & Security program at American University, and a Board Member of the Journal of National Security Law and Policy.

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