Feds Say ‘Dragnet’ Surveillance Lawsuit Threatens Security
SAN FRANCISCO – Citing the state secrets privilege and other legal claims, the Obama administration urged a federal judge here Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit claiming Americans’ electronic communications are being siphoned to the National Security Agency without warrants. During a two-hour hearing, a top-ranking Justice Department litigator declined to confirm or deny the existence of what the Electronic Frontier Foundation described in its lawsuit as ongoing “dragnet” surveillance, which the EFF hopes the lawsuit will stop. “President Obama inherited a number of surveillance activities,” Anthony Coppolino, special litigation counsel for the administration, told U.S.
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