Hm. I'm not sure there was an attempt to establish precedent here. Reading the article, it seems the FBI were genuinely trying to track down witnesses in a criminal investigation.
I think what Judge Crocker saw was the possible future use of the precedent it would have set, rather than an immiment danger, and did the right thing. It makes the FBI's job that much harder, but I guess that's the trade-off you make for freedom.
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Date: 2007-11-29 12:21 am (UTC)I think what Judge Crocker saw was the possible future use of the precedent it would have set, rather than an immiment danger, and did the right thing. It makes the FBI's job that much harder, but I guess that's the trade-off you make for freedom.