[kictanet] Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Four US states demand restraining order to stop the ICANN/IANA transition

[Ali Hussein]

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This is the sort of thing that doesn't endear the world to America and will jeopardize Internet Governance going forward.

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> From: Hountomey Jean Robert <jrhountomey at gmail.com>
> Date: 30 September 2016 at 5:42:14 AM EAT
> To: AfrICANN Community List <africann at afrinic.net>
> Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Four US states demand restraining order to stop the ICANN/IANA transition
> Reply-To: AfrICANN Community List <africann at afrinic.net>
> 
> The attorneys general of ARIZONA, TEXAS, OKLAHOMA and NEVADA demand restraining order with five main claims:
> 
> The contract is US government property and requires explicit Congressional approval before it can be handed over.
> The transition would violate the First Amendment.
> The NTIA did not follow the correct public comment procedures.
> The NTIA does not have the authority to hand over the contract.
> The transition does not properly protect the .gov and .mil top-level domains.
> More at 
> 
> https://www.lawfareblog.com/icann-and-iana-transition-end-game-ii
> https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/files/epress/Net_Complaint_-_FILED.pdf
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