Comment by ants_everywhere
4 days ago
That was when he had the legal expertise of the EFF to help him make his case. Later he decided to represent himself in court and failed
> This time, he chose to represent himself, although he had no formal legal training. On October 15, 2003, almost nine years after Bernstein first brought the case, the judge dismissed it....
> Later he decided to represent himself in court and failed
To be more specific, the government broke out their get out of court free card and claimed they weren't threatening to prosecute him even though they created a rule he was intending to violate. It's a dirty trick the government uses when they're afraid you're going to win so they can get the case dismissed without the court making a ruling.