Wikileaks.org has been ordered (last week!? how did I miss that?) to be taken completely offline in the United States because of a number of documents that “allegedly reveal that [a Swiss] bank was involved with money laundering and tax evasion.” While it appears that the site is still available, but many are calling the injunction unconstitutional. I’m surprised I haven’t heard the words “prior restraint” used yet. You make the call: is this just commercial speech, or is posting to wikileaks a political act? If it’s political, is the “heavy burden” against censoring someone before they publish met? Is wikileaks acting as the “press?” Must they to receive protection?
This is another one to watch