{"id":3044,"date":"2015-10-19T21:17:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T21:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=3044"},"modified":"2015-10-19T21:17:40","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T21:17:40","slug":"businessman-wins-11-year-court-battle-over-fbis-surveillance-gag-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/occupythecourts\/?p=3044","title":{"rendered":"Businessman wins 11-year court battle over FBI\u2019s surveillance gag order"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/315483-court-fbi-surveillance-gag-order\/','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;https:\/\/img.rt.com\/files\/2015.09\/article\/55f8bed6c36188c6308b4604.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/315483-court-fbi-surveillance-gag-order\/\\'&gt;Businessman wins 11-year court battle over FBI\\'s surveillance gag order&lt;\/a&gt;A New York federal district court has ordered the FBI to lift a surveillance gag order that was imposed on a business man under the Patriot Act. Nicholas Merrill spent 11 years challenging its constitutionality. The case concerns the FBI sending a National Security Letter (NSL) to Merrill, who ran an internet service company, which requested access to his customer\\'s records.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F315483-court-fbi-surveillance-gag-order%2F\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.rt.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;RT English&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.rt.com\/files\/2015.09\/article\/55f8bed6c36188c6308b4604.jpg\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/315483-court-fbi-surveillance-gag-order\/'>Businessman wins 11-year court battle over FBI&#8217;s surveillance gag order<\/a>A New York federal district court has ordered the FBI to lift a surveillance gag order that was imposed on a business man under the Patriot Act. Nicholas Merrill spent 11 years challenging its constitutionality. The case concerns the FBI sending a National Security Letter (NSL) to Merrill, who ran an internet service company, which requested access to his customer&#8217;s records.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F315483-court-fbi-surveillance-gag-order%2F\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">RT English<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Businessman wins 11-year court battle over FBI&#8217;s surveillance gag orderA New York federal district court has ordered the FBI to lift a surveillance gag order that was imposed on a business man under the Patriot Act. 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