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   My Fellow Users,   
      
   I have been forced to make a difficult decision: to become complicit in crimes   
   against the American people or walk away from nearly ten years of hard work by   
   shutting down Lavabit. After significant soul searching, I have decided to   
   suspend operations. I wish that I could legally share with you the events that   
   led to my decision. I cannot. I feel you deserve to know what.s going on--the   
   first amendment is supposed to guarantee me the freedom to speak out in   
   situations like this. Unfortunately, Congress has passed laws that say   
   otherwise. As things currently stand, I cannot share my experiences over the   
   last six weeks, even though I have twice made the appropriate requests.   
      
   What.s going to happen now? We.ve already started preparing the paperwork   
   needed to continue to fight for the Constitution in the Fourth Circuit Court of   
   Appeals. A favorable decision would allow me resurrect Lavabit as an American   
   company.   
      
   This experience has taught me one very important lesson: without congressional   
   action or a strong judicial precedent, I would _strongly_ recommend against   
   anyone trusting their private data to a company with physical ties to the   
   United States.   
      
   Sincerely,   
   Ladar Levison   
   Owner and Operator, Lavabit LLC   
      
   Defending the constitution is expensive! Help us by donating to the Lavabit   
   Legal Defense Fund here.   
      
      
   -The opinions expressed are not necessarily an advocation of any of the   
   aforementioned ideologies, concepts, or actions.  We still have the freedom of   
   speech, for now, and I enjoy using it in a satirical or ficticious manner to   
   amuse myself-   
      
   "In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a   
   revolutionary act." --  George Orwell   
      
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