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Government

Feb. 11, 2010

Mixed Decision in Immunity Case

Telecom giants secured immunity from Congress for their alleged participation in the government's Terrorist Surveillance Program nearly two years ago, but the battle for documents that might show how they won that immunity rages on.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Telecommunication giants like AT&T secured immunity from Congress for their participation in the government's Terrorist Surveillance Program nearly two years ago, but the battle for documents that might show how they won that immunity rages on.

On Tuesday, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel weighed in on the dispute, affirming in part and remanding in pa...

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