{"id":3216,"date":"2016-04-02T21:30:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T21:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=3216"},"modified":"2016-04-02T21:30:03","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T21:30:03","slug":"how-one-man-took-on-the-fbi-for-nearly-12-years-and-won","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/occupythecourts\/?p=3216","title":{"rendered":"how one man took on the FBI for nearly 12 years and won"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/law\/2015\/dec\/06\/fbi-national-security-letter-gag-order-nick-merrill','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/ed7def4bbe14a876cc24dce77ad3b1d46d083993\/0_325_5616_3371\/master\/5616.jpg?w=1200&amp;q=55&amp;auto=format&amp;usm=12&amp;fit=max&amp;s=6aa802299465d634861843b7194f6428\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/law\/2015\/dec\/06\/fbi-national-security-letter-gag-order-nick-merrill\\'&gt;Removing the gag: how one man took on the FBI for nearly 12 years and won&lt;\/a&gt;On a snowy afternoon in February 2004, an FBI agent came to Nick Merrill\\'s door, bearing a letter that would change his life. At the time, Merrill was running a small internet service provider called Calyx, with offices just below Canal Street on Manhattan\\'s west side.&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=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Flaw%2F2015%2Fdec%2F06%2Ffbi-national-security-letter-gag-order-nick-merrill\\&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;http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;the Guardian&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:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/ed7def4bbe14a876cc24dce77ad3b1d46d083993\/0_325_5616_3371\/master\/5616.jpg?w=1200&#038;q=55&#038;auto=format&#038;usm=12&#038;fit=max&#038;s=6aa802299465d634861843b7194f6428\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/law\/2015\/dec\/06\/fbi-national-security-letter-gag-order-nick-merrill'>Removing the gag: how one man took on the FBI for nearly 12 years and won<\/a>On a snowy afternoon in February 2004, an FBI agent came to Nick Merrill&#8217;s door, bearing a letter that would change his life. At the time, Merrill was running a small internet service provider called Calyx, with offices just below Canal Street on Manhattan&#8217;s west side.<\/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=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Flaw%2F2015%2Fdec%2F06%2Ffbi-national-security-letter-gag-order-nick-merrill\" 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=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">the Guardian<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Removing the gag: how one man took on the FBI for nearly 12 years and wonOn a snowy afternoon in February 2004, an FBI agent came to Nick Merrill&#8217;s door, bearing a letter that would change his life. 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