Related Issues: Coders' Rights Project
MBTA v. Anderson
Three students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were ordered by a federal court judge to cancel their scheduled presentation at DEFCON about vulnerabilities in Boston's transit fare payment system, violating their First Amendment right to discuss their important research.
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) sued the students and MIT in United States District Court in Massachusetts, claiming that the students violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) by delivering information to conference attendees that could be used to defraud the MBTA of transit fares. EFF represented the students in this matter.
Documents
Court Documents
- August 19, 2008 Hearing transcript[PDF, 95.20 KB]
- August 18, 2008
Declaration of Corynne McSherry in support of reconsideration of temporary restraining order[PDF, 98.46 KB]
- Exhibit 01[PDF, 534.73 KB]
- Exhibit 02[PDF, 464.28 KB]
- Exhibit 03[PDF, 485.81 KB]
- Exhibit 04[PDF, 449.82 KB]
- Exhibit 05[PDF, 459.78 KB]
- Exhibit 06[PDF, 555.62 KB]
- Exhibit 07[PDF, 524.95 KB]
- Exhibit 08[PDF, 456.65 KB]
- Exhibit 09[PDF, 456.92 KB]
- Exhibit 10[PDF, 458.79 KB]
- Exhibit 11[PDF, 548.97 KB]
- Exhibit 12[PDF, 458.97 KB]
- Exhibit 13[PDF, 476.01 KB]
- Exhibit 14[PDF, 502.47 KB]
- Declaration of Maximillian J. Bodoin [PDF, 147.79 KB]
- Declaration of William A. Mitchell[PDF, 63.50 KB]
- Memorandum in support of plaintiff's motion to convert temporary restraining order to time-limited preliminary injunction[PDF, 371.35 KB]
- Plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction[PDF, 42.5 KB]
- Supplemental Henderson declaration[PDF, 234.18 KB]
- Supplemental Kelley declaration[PDF, 180.82 KB]
- Third Supplemental Mahony Declaration [PDF, 58.88 KB]
- August 17, 2008
Defendants' motion for reconsideration and/or modification of discovery order[PDF, 241.12 KB]
- Ryan declaration[PDF, 62.76 KB]
- August 15, 2008 Supplemental declaration of Richard Sullivan of MBTA Transit Police[PDF, 112.77 KB]
- August 14, 2008 MBTA Protective Order Exhibit 1[PDF, 40.49 KB]
- Plaintiff's Motion for Interim Protective Order[PDF, 14.23 KB]
- Plaintiff's Opposition to Cross Motion for Reconsideration of Defendants[PDF, 48.11 KB]
- Second Supplemental Declaration of Ieuan G. Mahony[PDF, 361.95 KB]
- Exhibit 1[PDF, 276.65 KB]
- August 12, 2008 Granick declaration[PDF, 77.61 KB]
- Hofmann Declaration[PDF, 76.67 KB]
- Exhibit A[PDF, 1.76 MB]
- Letter from Computer Science Professors and Computer Scientists [PDF, 119.72 KB]
- Students' response to plaintiff's motion to modify terms[PDF, 265.04 KB]
- August 9, 2008 Temporary Restraining Order against MIT students[PDF, 21.14 KB]
- August 8, 2008 Declaration of Eric Johanson[PDF, 87.69 KB]
- Declaration of Gary Foster[PDF, 37.49 KB]
- Declaration of Ieuan G. Mahony[PDF, 17.65 KB]
- Declaration of Joseph Kelley[PDF, 42.80 KB]
- Declaration of Richard Sullivan[PDF, 15.34 KB]
- MBTA v. Anderson Complaint[PDF, 105.89 KB]
- Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order[PDF, 25.99 KB]
- Motion for the Temporary Restraining Order[PDF, 14.05 KB]
Press Releases
- December 22, 2008 MBTA, MIT Students Join to Discuss Improvements to Automated Fare Collection System
- August 19, 2008 Judge Lifts Unconstitutional Gag Order Against MIT Students
- August 13, 2008 EFF Urges Judge to Lift Gag Order on MIT Students
- August 09, 2008 MIT Students Gagged by Federal Court Judge
Deeplinks Posts
- August 15, 2008 MBTA Transit Official Supports MIT Students' Story
- August 14, 2008 MIT Students Still Gagged by Federal Court
In The News
- CNET NEWS.COM | December 23, 2008 MIT students to help Boston secure subway fare system
- PC WORLD | December 22, 2008 With Lawsuit Settled, Hackers Now Working With MBTA
- ASSOCIATED PRESS | December 22, 2008 Subway fare hackers to partner with transit agency
- CNET NEWS.COM | August 19, 2008 Judge lifts MIT students' card-hacking gag order
- ASSOCIATED PRESS | August 19, 2008 Judge lifts gag order on MIT students on MBTA security
- CNET NEWS.COM | August 18, 2008 MIT students fight to keep card hacking material confidential
- BOSTON GLOBE | August 14, 2008 MIT students ordered to release more information on T security flaws
- BOSTON GLOBE | August 16, 2008 Op-Ed: National security and free speech
- CNET NEWS.COM | August 15, 2008 Olympic committee rethinks copyright infringement claim on YouTube
- COMPUTERWORLD | August 14, 2008 Judge refuses to lift gag order on MIT students in Boston subway-hack case
- BOSTON GLOBE | August 14, 2008 EDITORIAL: Hacking and free speech
- WIRED NEWS | August 13, 2008 Computer Scientists Ask Court to Reconsider Gag Order in DefCon Case
- CNET NEWS.COM | August 13, 2008 Transit agency wants MIT students to stay gagged
- COMPUTERWORLD | August 09, 2008 EFF to appeal court order halting subway hacker talk
- WIRED NEWS | August 19, 2008 Federal Judge Throws Out Gag Order Against Boston Students in Subway Case
- AHN | August 13, 2008 Transit Agency To Ask Court To Continue MIT Gag
Other Resources
- The Boston Trio and the MBTA[securityfocus.com]
