I just wanted to followup to say thank you to all who responded or pointed the EFF to folks. They were super grateful for folks' generosity on such a timely issue. Apparently AOIR sourced the people they need. So thank you! danah On Aug 23, 2014, at 2:11 PM, danah boyd <aoir.z3z@danah.org> wrote:
Do any of you know (or are any of you) a Texas-based social media expert who would be willing to offer testimony on this case? If so, please contact Amul directly - they are seeking help urgently. (And Amul gave me permission to post this request here.)
danah
PS: I removed the attachments because of AOIR's configuration, but feel free to write to Amul for copies of them.
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From: Amul Kalia <amul@eff.org> Subject: Fwd: Justin Carter: Social Media Expert - Request for help from EFF Date: August 21, 2014 at 6:09:28 PM EDT To: danah@danah.org
Dear danah,
My name is Amul Kalia and I am the Intake Coordinator at EFF. Cindy Cohn gave me your contact information.
The reason I'm writing to you is because the attorneys representing Justin Carter, you may remember him from this: http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/12/tech/social-media/facebook-jailed-teen/, reached out to us asking if we know a social media expert who will be able to offer testimony on August 26th.
The attorneys believe that the judge does not understand social media at all, especially Facebook, and they need a general expert to put things in context. To better understand what they are looking for, their motion to dismiss is attached to this email. The case is in Comal County, Texas, which is about 30 miles south of Austin.
We were wondering if you know someone in the area who may be able to help with this. The attorneys are unable to pay as they are doing this representation pro bono.
Please let me know.
Thanks! Amul Kalia
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Justin Carter: Social Media Expert Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:51:49 -0500 From: Jonathan Chavez <jonchavez89@gmail.com> To: amul@eff.org
Hi Amul,
we spoke on the phone last night about locating a social media expert for the Justin Carter Case. I'm attaching two of the motions that we'll be discussing in the hearing on August 26th. I hope that will be able to help out with pointing you all in the right direction for what we need out of the social media expert.
In addition, the lead attorney on the case, Don Flanary, wanted to know if the EFF would be willing to offer additional support in the form of writing an amicus curiae for the court to explain the effect that this case can have on First Amendment rights in the digital world.
Again, we appreciate all the help.
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