Via atrios comes news that a federal judge ruled the NSA domestic spying program unconstitutional. So, chalk one up to the good guys in the “Preserving Freedom in America vs. Fearmongering” fight:
Fox News reports a federal district court in Detroit has ruled that the Bush administration’s NSA warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it.
A separate federal district court in San Francisco had previously rejected the administration’s argument that the courts could not hear the case due to a “state secrets” privilege. The lawsuits have alleged that NSA program violated the First and Fourth Amendments, as well as a number of federal statutes, including the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The defendants included AT&T and the federal government.
Progress Indeed
Via atrios comes news that a federal judge ruled the NSA domestic spying program unconstitutional. So, chalk one up to the good guys in the “Preserving Freedom in America vs. Fearmongering” fight:
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