Parties to HB1630 Suit

PARTIES

Plaintiff AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU) OF GEORGIA is a nonpartisan organization of nearly 3000 members dedicated to defending the principles of liberty and equality embodied in the Bill of Rights. The ACLU is incorporated in the State of Georgia and has its principal place of business in Atlanta. The ACLU of Georgia sues on its own behalf, on behalf of others who use its online computer communications, and on behalf of its members who use online communications.
Plaintiff THE AIDS SURVIVAL PROJECT is a non-profit membership organization offering current and accurate information about AIDS to over 3000 people. The AIDS Survival Project was incorporated in the State of Georgia in 1988. It sues on its own behalf, on behalf of others who would use its online computer communications, and on behalf of its members who use online communications.
Plaintiff THE ATLANTA FREETHOUGHT SOCIETY is a non- profit educational organization dedicated to defending and promoting the separation of church and state, educating the public on the benefits of living life without religion, and serving as a social and intellectual community for other freethinkers. The Atlanta Freethought Society was incorporated in the State of Georgia in 1994 and currently serves 165 members and a substantial number of non-member subscribers to its monthly newsletter. It sues on its own behalf, on behalf of others who would use its online computer communications, and on behalf of its members who use online communications.
Plaintiff ATLANTA VETERANS ALLIANCE (AVA) is an organization serving the needs of veterans in the State of Georgia who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered. AVA, which resides in Atlanta, Georgia, serves 30 active members and maintains a database of 150 others who share common goals. It sues on its own behalf, on behalf of others who would use its online computer communications, and on behalf of its members who use online communications.
Plaintiff COMMUNITY CONNEXION is an Internet Service Provider based in Berkeley, California. Founded in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, Community ConneXion specializes in assisting online users in preserving their privacy on the Internet. Community ConneXion sues on its own behalf and on behalf of its 500 subscribers and others who use its services.
Plaintiff ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION (EFF) is a nationwide, nonpartisan nonprofit civil liberties organization of approximately 3500 individual members that is committed to defending civil liberties in the world of computer communications, to developing a sound legal framework for that world, and to educating government, journalists, and the general public about the legal and social issues raised by this new medium. The EFF is incorporated in the State of California and has its principal place of business in San Francisco. EFF sues on its own behalf, on behalf of others who use its online computer communications, and on behalf of its members who use online communications.
Plaintiff ELECTRONIC FRONTIERS GEORGIA (EFGA) is a Georgia-based nonpartisan nonprofit civil liberties organization formed to fight for freedom, privacy and access to the online world in Georgia. Formed in 1995, EFGA is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under Georgia law and currently has more than 250 members. EFGA sues on its own behalf, on behalf of others who use its online computer communications, and on behalf of its members who use online communications.
Plaintiff MITCHELL KAYE currently serves as a Representative to the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 37th District, in Cobb County Georgia. He publishes a web site on the Internet that provides extensive information to the general public on the activities of the Georgia House of Representatives, but is not officially affiliated with the Georgia House of Representatives. Rep. Kaye also sometimes communicates online under the pseudonym "Publius." He sues on his own behalf and on behalf of those who use the web site.
Plaintiff KENNETH LEEBOW is President and owner of Professional Solutions, Inc., a Georgia corporation with its principal place of business in Marietta, Georgia. He publishes a web site and online newsletter with over 13,000 subscribers under the pseudonym "Norman, or "Norman, The Ultimate Business Surfer." He sues on his own behalf and on behalf of those who use the newsletter and web site.
Plaintiff BRUCE MIRKEN is a resident of San Francisco, California. He is a journalist who writes frequently about gay issues, and frequently obtains information for his articles from communications and interviews with persons online who use pseudonyms to protect their privacy. He sues on his own behalf and on behalf of his anonymous sources.
Plaintiff BONNIE NADRI is a resident of DeKalb County, Georgia. She publishes two web sites on the Internet, and participates in online communications on local computer Bulletin Board Systems using a pseudonym or "handle" to protect her privacy. She sues on her own behalf and on behalf of those who access her web pages.
Plaintiff JOSH RILEY is a resident of Canton, Georgia. He publishes several web sites on the Internet, including one that provides a forum for web publication by churches and ministries in the Atlanta area and a second that publishes a variety of historical information relating to the Negro Baseball Leagues. In addition, he uses screen names (i.e., pseudonyms) to protect his privacy while communicating on America Online and on Prodigy. He sues on his own behalf and on behalf of those who use his web sites.
Plaintiff JOHN TROYER is a resident of San Francisco, California. He maintains a web site known as the Safer Sex Page and moderates an online discussion group known as the Safer Sex Forum. He sues on his own behalf and on behalf of those who use the web site and online forum.
Plaintiff JONATHAN WALLACE is a resident of New York City, New York. He uses a pseudonym, Jonathan Blumen, to communicate and exchange information on the Internet, and to publish a newsletter on the World Wide Web called "The Ethical Spectacle," which expresses controversial political and ethical views and sometimes publishes anonymous works. He sues on his own behalf and on behalf of those who use his web site.
Defendant Zell Miller is sued in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Georgia. He is charged under the Georgia Constitution and by statute with supervision of the execution of the laws of the State.
Defendant Michael Bowers is sued in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Georgia. He is charged under the Georgia Constitution and by statute with enforcement of the criminal laws of the State when required by the Governor.