This summary from the Law School techies list I subscribe to (Technoids). I apologize if the extremely long links get cut off because of forwarding, but the series of articles quoted from CNET news seem to indicate some progress at the DC US Court of Appeals. Even some FCC officials are on record as saying the CALEA ruling by the FCC was on "shaky legal ground" to begin with. FYI John A. Resotko Head of Systems Administration Michigan State University College of Law 208 Law College Building East Lansing, MI 48824-1300 email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 517-432-6836 Fax: 517-432-6861 Current Chairperson of the MSU Network Communications Committee