Warrantless surveillance lawsuit thrown out
Federal district judge Vaughn Walker has rejected lawsuits that aimed to hold telecommunications companies accountable for their role in a controversial warrantless surveillance program that was orchestrated in secret by the federal government. The Electronic Frontier Foundation and American Civil Liberties Union are preparing to appeal the dismissal. The warrantless surveillance program is one the more contentious controversies that still lingers from Bush’s tenure in office.
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