2TheMart.com Case Archive

20010427_2themart_order.html
the order in the 2TheMart case
20010420_eff_2themart_pr.html
EFF press release after the victory.
20010330_eff_aclu_reply_memo_quash.html
The memo filed in response to 2theMart's opposition to EFF's motion to quash subpoena, urging the Court to respect the rights of anonymous Internet poster.
20010324_infospace_brief.html
Brief of non-party Infospace urging Court to adopt balancing test in revealing identity of anonymous speaker.
20010323_2themart_op.html
Defendant's brief opposing Doe's motion to quash subpoena issued to Infospace's Silicon Valley Investor Bulletin Board.
20010301_proposed_order.html
Proposed judicial order resulting from Motion of J. Doe to Quash Subpoena Issued to Silicon Investor/Infospace, Inc.
20010226_quash_memorandum.html
Memorandum in Support of Motion of J. Doe to Quash Subpoena Issued to Silicon Investor/Infospace, Inc.
20010226_quash_motion.html
Motion of J. Doe to Quash Subpoena Issued to Silicon Investor/Infospace, Inc.
20010226_eff_aclu_2themart_pr.html
February 26, 2001 EFF/ACLU press release on the filing of the briefs in the 2TheMart.com case. EFF and ACLU-WA ask court to protect identity of anonymous Internet speaker, in case where the "J. Doe" (who used the pseudonym NoGuano) is not a party to the case, and no allegations of liability against Doe/NoGuano have been made.
20010420_eff_2themart_pr.html
EFF press release: Seattle -- In a precedent-setting ruling on free speech in cyberspace, a federal court in Seattle yesterday upheld the right to speak anonymously on the Internet. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Zilly quashed a subpoena seeking to force an Internet service to disclose the identity of persons who spoke anonymously on an Internet message board. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) represented J. Doe, one of the anonymous speakers, in blocking the subpoena. This is the 2TheMart.com case a.k.a. the NoGuano case; officially, In re: 2TheMart.com. (Apr. 20, 2001)