Mixed News on Wiretapping from 9th Circuit US Court

abb3w writes "The bad news: the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled (pdf) that the Al-Haramain lawyers may not submit into evidence their recollections of the top secret document handed to them detailing the warrantless electronic scrutiny they received. 'Once properly invoked and judicially blessed, the state secrets privilege is not a half-way proposition.' The good news: they have declined to answer and directed the lower court to consider whether 'FISA preempts the common law state secrets privilege' with respect to the underlying nature of the program itself ... which also keeps alive hopes for the EFF and ACLU to make those responsible answer for their actions."

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Re:Big Brother is my friend.

[timmarhy]

I'm not even from america so how can i BE a republican you dimwit

I'm just stating a matter of fact, that republican methods of government are NOT the driving force behind why your country is so screwed at the moment.

You dummies voted GWB back in for another term, how about you take responsibility for THAT.