Wikileaks.org Taken Offline By Judge

This is pretty close to unprecedented, see here and here.

The judge, Jeffery White, had the registrar take down the page, and prevent any transfer of the domain.

FWIW, I've not reviewed his background, but Judge White does not seem to be a lockstep Bushite, he has allowed environmental groups and cities sue federal agencies over global warming.

This was in response to a lawsuit brought by a Swiss banking group over documents leaked that imply that they were aiding tax evasion and money laundering.

FWIW, a Belgian mirror is accessible at this time, and the number of mirror sites is probably growing exponentially.