US judge restores Wikileaks website
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — A US federal district court judge on Friday rescinded a controversial order that disabled wikileaks.org, a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern.
Judge Jeffrey White cited concerns about First Amendment rights, the effectiveness of disabling the wikileaks.org domain name, and the court's own jurisdiction over the case as reasons to dissolve his previous orders.
Wikileaks permits third parties to post corporate and government documents that they believe expose wrongdoing.
Earlier this month, White ordered wikileaks.org shut down at the request of a Swiss bank and its Cayman Islands subsidiary.
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