Amazon vs. North Carolina DOR

ACLU motion granted in district court in the Western District of Washington

[JohnRoy]

Continued from [webmasterworld.com...]

Online retailer Amazon.com has filed a lawsuit in a federal court to block the North Carolina state government's demand it disclose all transaction details, including names and addresses, involving state residents, court documents show.

According to [aclu.org...] in the order on Friday granting the motion to intervene, the district court recognized that ACLU clients have significant First and 14th Amendment rights at stake in this case.

These customer records reveal highly personal and intimate details of people’s lives that DOR does not actually need for its tax audit, including what books people are reading, what films they are watching, and what other private and expressive materials they are purchasing. The First Amendment bars the government from demanding and collecting this information.

[walkman]

"These customer records reveal highly personal and intimate details of people’s lives that DOR does not actually need for its tax audit, including what books people are reading, what films they are watching, and what other private and expressive materials they are purchasing. The First Amendment bars the government from demanding and collecting this information. "

Hahaha. Those idiot politicians made the fatal mistake to involve the First Amendment in this. Knowing what books people read is the most basic no-no-no.