In the blog post that Michelle posted it says that both ACLU and Cooley, LLP are working pro bono. (Which is pretty sweet!) Does that answer your question?

Best,

John

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> 1. Wikimedia v. NSA Update - District court grants gov't motion
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> 2. Re: Wikimedia v. NSA Update - District court grants gov't
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> From: Michelle Paulson <mpaulson@wikimedia.org>
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> Subject: [Publicpolicy] Wikimedia v. NSA Update - District court
> grants gov't motion to dismiss
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> Hi All,
>
> Yesterday, a federal district court granted the government's motion to
> dismiss our Wikimedia v. NSA
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_v._NSA> case. For those
> of you familiar with procedural rules, the Judge T.S. Ellis III dismissed
> the case on standing <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_%28law%29>
> grounds. What this means is that the court believed that we, along with our
> co-plaintiffs, were unable to plausibly allege that the NSA is capturing
> our communications. The ruling *did not* reach the substance and merits of
> the case.
>
> We respectfully disagree with the decision and plan on appealing. This was
> not an unexpected outcome at this point in the litigation, and our counsel
> at ACLU feel that this is a strong posture for appeal.
>
> We continue to feel that the NSA’s mass surveillance poses a serious threat
> to privacy, freedom of expression, and freedom of association -- rights
> that are essential to the Wikimedia movement, rights that we will continue
> to fight for. We thank the community for all of the support you have shown
> for this effort throughout this process.
>
> Please see our blog post
> <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/10/23/wikimedia-v-nsa-lawsuit-dismissal/>
> for more information.
>
> -Michelle
> ==
> Michelle Paulson
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> Thanks for the prompt update Michelle.
>
> I can imagine a lot of work goes into a legal action like this, unless
> it is on a pro bono footing. Are the WMF costs for pursuing the case
> published?
>
> Thanks,
> Fae
>
> On 24 October 2015 at 14:31, Michelle Paulson <mpaulson@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Yesterday, a federal district court granted the government's motion to
> > dismiss our Wikimedia v. NSA case. For those of you familiar with procedural
> > rules, the Judge T.S. Ellis III dismissed the case on standing grounds. What
> > this means is that the court believed that we, along with our co-plaintiffs,
> > were unable to plausibly allege that the NSA is capturing our
> > communications. The ruling did not reach the substance and merits of the
> > case.
> >
> > We respectfully disagree with the decision and plan on appealing. This was
> > not an unexpected outcome at this point in the litigation, and our counsel
> > at ACLU feel that this is a strong posture for appeal.
> >
> > We continue to feel that the NSA’s mass surveillance poses a serious threat
> > to privacy, freedom of expression, and freedom of association -- rights that
> > are essential to the Wikimedia movement, rights that we will continue to
> > fight for. We thank the community for all of the support you have shown for
> > this effort throughout this process.
> >
> > Please see our blog post for more information.
> >
> > -Michelle
> > ==
> > Michelle Paulson
> > Legal Director
> > Wikimedia Foundation
> > 149 New Montgomery Street, 6th Floor
> > San Francisco, CA 94105
> > mpaulson@wikimedia.org
> > 415.839.6885 ext. 6608 (Office)
> > 415.882.0495 (Fax)
> >
> > NOTICE: This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you have
> > received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake.
> > As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation and for legal/ethical reasons, I
> > cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members,
> > volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what
> > this means, please see our legal disclaimer.
>
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