Plaintiff's Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Our legal arguments that a preliminary injunction should stop the Defendants from using the export laws against Prof. Bernstein or his students for a class on cryptography.
Judge Patel's decision
Judge Patel's decision overturning parts of the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations as unconstitutional....
Stipulation and Order for Temporary Restraining Order
The stipulation proposed in letter from Bernstein's counsel asking the government to stipulate to not enforcing the Commerce Department regulations until they have been reviewed by the court for Constitutionality....
Plaintiff's First Supplemental Complaint
Addition to our original complaint, adding the Administration's new Commerce Department crypto export controls to the list of challenged laws and regulations....
Stipulation for Teaching During the Spring 1997 Semester
Stipulation between Bernstein and Secretary of Commerce that he will not be harmed for teaching cryptography to his students in Spring 1997, nor for giving them software (including source code), nor for running a software distribution site restricted to access from the UIC computer network.
Memorandum in Support of Expedited Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Pleading
Brief argument about why we should be permitted to amend the complaint.
Proposed Order Granting Leave to file Supplemental Pleading
Proposed order accepting the supplemental complaint.
Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Reconsideration and Reply to Defendant's Request for Clarifications
Bernstein's opposition to the Government motion which asks the judge to reconsider her decision that the State Dept. crypto export controls are unconstitutional....
Amended Stipulation
Amendment to the 970113 stipulation, to add a "UIC dorm" network number to the set of networks permitted to access Prof. Bernstein's crypto class Web site....
Bernstein Declaration
Short declaration in which Prof. Bernstein demonstrates conclusively that source code is communicative as well as functional, by supplying a short COBOL program that is easily readable and understandable by a person, as well as a computer.