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EDIT: why was this downvoted? Is there a different Aaron "Schwartz" or did the parent misspell Swartz?

No, you got it right. Schwartz is a misspelling.

Thanks for the correction! Apologies for my gross oversight.

And if someone wants an account of the entire case, here's a must-watch documentary, especially if you belong to the hacker culture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vz06QO3UkQ

Sorry, how does an amicus brief do anything approaching that whatsoever? Seems more immediately like a useful way to get people to hit the red donate button.