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Re:Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction by FireBeyond on Friday June 10, 2016 @01:32PM (#11878146)
Because the ACLU does it in the open, rather than in secret?
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Re:Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction by strictnein on Friday June 10, 2016 @01:41PM (#11878253)
Rights aren't only protected if you exercise them publicly.
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Re:Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction by FireBeyond on Friday June 10, 2016 @01:42PM (#11878266)
No, but one of the reasons "maintenance" is or was illegal is because the defendant has a right to know their accuser/opponent and their motivations, hence discovery and other pre-trial proceedings, so they can best defend themselves.
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