9th Circuit Hears Arguments On Constitutionality Of NSL Statute Gag Orders

(March 28, 2017, 4:19 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. government and two electronic service providers participated in oral arguments before the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals March 22, debating whether gag orders issued with national security letters (NSLs) by the Federal Bureau of Investigation seeking subscriber information violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (In re:  National Security Letter, No. 16-16067, -16081, -16082 and -16190, 9th Cir.)....