Sessions Opposes Rehearing In 9th Circuit Appeal Over FBI Letters’ Gag Orders

Mealey's (December 7, 2017, 3:19 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In a Dec. 5 brief opposing a rehearing petition filed by two electronic communication service providers (ECSPs), U.S. Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions III maintains that the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals correctly found that nondisclosure requirements of national security letters (NSLs) served by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in connection with counterterrorism efforts satisfy the strict scrutiny standards of First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (In re:  National Security Letter, No. 16-16067, -16081, -16082 and -16190, 9th Cir.)....