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Eugene

(61,945 posts)
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 07:08 PM Dec 2012

U.S. government says wiretap lawsuit should not proceed

Source: Reuters

By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO | Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:26pm EST

(Reuters) - A lawsuit over alleged illegal wiretapping should not proceed because it would force disclosure of state secrets in the U.S. anti-terrorism effort, an attorney for the U.S. Justice Department argued in court on Friday.

At a hearing in a San Francisco federal court, civil liberties advocates attempted to persuade U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White to allow a lawsuit against the government to proceed.

As the proceeding began, White said he was "completely open" about what he might do.

A group of AT&T Inc customers filed a proposed class action against the National Security Agency and Bush administration officials in 2008, accusing them of improperly operating a warrantless mass surveillance of U.S. citizens.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/14/us-usa-wiretapping-idUSBRE8BD15320121214

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U.S. government says wiretap lawsuit should not proceed (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2012 OP
bush agenda now under new management nt msongs Dec 2012 #1
Bingo MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #4
can't keep calling it the Bush agenda anymore. Need to come up with a new name. limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #6
"Obama agenda," perhaps, during his second term? villager Dec 2012 #7
What are you some kind of right winger? naaman fletcher Dec 2012 #8
You forget the sarcasm smilie! villager Dec 2012 #9
yeah. nt naaman fletcher Dec 2012 #13
K&R Solly Mack Dec 2012 #2
And yet, even with this mass-dragnet, no apparant prediction of a school shooting. NT Trillo Dec 2012 #3
WTF. Beowulf42 Dec 2012 #5
State secrets my ass! blackspade Dec 2012 #10
Typical Tactic of a Fascist State triplepoint Dec 2012 #11
Great post. nt Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #15
K&R woo me with science Dec 2012 #12
Kick. Had enough yet, America? woo me with science Dec 2012 #14
 

naaman fletcher

(7,362 posts)
8. What are you some kind of right winger?
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 07:49 PM
Dec 2012

Obama doesn't have anything to do with this. he doesn't control everyone under him.

Beowulf42

(205 posts)
5. WTF.
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 07:34 PM
Dec 2012

So, the government won't protect us, and then prevents us from protecting ourselves. What a wonderfulworld we've created. Orwell would be crazy by now.

blackspade

(10,056 posts)
10. State secrets my ass!
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 08:50 PM
Dec 2012

More like security state apparatus.
Don't want the people to know how much of their shit the Feds are into.

 

triplepoint

(431 posts)
11. Typical Tactic of a Fascist State
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 11:07 PM
Dec 2012

Last edited Sun Dec 23, 2012, 02:18 AM - Edit history (7)

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