Re: Petition to the IESG for a PR-action against Jefsey Morfin posted

[Brian E Carpenter <brc at zurich.ibm.com>]

Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law wrote:
> </legal lurk>
>
> No first amendment issues are implicated here.  The first amendment only 
> protects US persons (citizens & residents) against actions by the US 
> government.  Both sides of that equation are absent here.
>
> This is private action against a private party.  It may implicate the 
> moral principles of freedom of expression but these are not ordinarily 
> actionable either in the US or elsewhere.  YMMV of course.
>
> Please note that this comment expresses no opinion on the merits of the 
> ban.
>
> <legal lurk>

And neither, by the way, does the fact that the IESG will *consider*
a PR action whenever one is brought to us. It's only after such
consideration that the IESG would express an opinion.

    Brian


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