NSA Wiretapping Ruled Unconstitutional
18 August 2006
A federal judge ruled yesterday that the National Security Agency’s program to wiretap the international communications of some Americans without a court warrant violated the Constitution, and she ordered it shut down.
According to the New York Times, the United States government filed an appeal to prevent the ruling from being enforced immediately and was successful in doing so.
More on this to come.
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