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1Please be respectful of the time of our attorneys. Direct all legal inquiries, not to the individual attorney, but to [info@eff.org](mailto:info@eff.org). All inquiries will be routed to [info@eff.org](mailto:info@eff.org). For expedited responses to media inquiries, please email [press@eff.org](mailto:press@eff.org).
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13The Electronic Frontier Foundation has been working since 1990 to ensure that the civil liberties guaranteed in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are applied to cutting edge communication technologies. Blending the expertise of lawyers, policy analysts, activists, and technologists, EFF achieves significant victories on behalf of consumers, innovators, coders and the general public. One of EFF's chief tools is fighting for freedom is in the U.S. courts, bringing and defending lawsuits even when that means taking on the U.S. government or large corporations. This page is to give you a rough idea of what we consider when evaluating whether to take a case and our general intake process.
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35**Can we take your case?**
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57_Note: Communications with EFF made for the purpose of securing legal counsel are protected by the attorney/client privilege regardless of whether EFF ultimately takes your case._
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