Judge blocks Maine phone record contempt hearing

US District Judge John Woodcock in Bangor says Maine Public Utilities Commission cannot force Verizon to tell truth about record searches on grounds that "sensitive information pertaining to national security" would be at risk

This story in the Boston Globe describes the case.

An extended talk on this matter and others by Shenna Bellows, Executive Director of the Maine Civil Liberties Union, given at the University of Maine on October 26 was recorded by yours truly. Some audio excerpts of the talk can be downloaded here from WERU Community Radio, under Weekend Voices for 11/11.

More on this story later today. I will try to get the entire Shenna Bellows presentation up on peacecast.us shortly.