Last night Defense Distributed filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against the State and Justice Departments.
Our argument is easy for anyone to understand:
- The First Amendment protects 3D file publication
- The State Department no longer has regulatory jurisdiction over 3D files and has defended this in the Ninth Circuit
- The State Department has a settlement agreement with Defense Distributed to permit 3D file publication
- ITAR enforcement under these circumstances is a severe and malicious inequity
This does not mean we will get the injunction. The Honorable Robert Pitman is a party jurist and I have no faith in his administration of justice.
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