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Re:French homeland intelligence threatens a sysop into delet... by misnome on Saturday April 06, 2013 @03:29PM (#5504709)
How about if they sent you a National Security letter, in which case it would be illegal to talk to your lawyer first?
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Re:French homeland intelligence threatens a sysop into delet... by jlgreco on Saturday April 06, 2013 @04:02PM (#5504818)
I would still see a lawyer, though I would neglect to tell people that I did that if the letter turned out to be real.

How could I possibly justify not contacting a lawyer? I'm not qualified to read such a letter in the first place!

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Re:French homeland intelligence threatens a sysop into delet... by carbocation on Saturday April 06, 2013 @03:47PM (#5504771)
They may be unconstitutional (fed district court in SF so ruled in March 2013, appeal pending), so the question of whether it is lawful seems to be open.

Edit: I see that you are asking about telling counsel about the NSL. The text of the NSL explicitly states that you may seek legal counsel.

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