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Civil Rights

Nov. 19, 2011

Judge takes US to task over hiding records

A federal judge in Santa Ana sanctioned U.S. Department of Justice lawyers for lying to the court about deliberately withholding documents in a case about surveillance of Muslims.


By Gabe Friedman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A federal judge has sanctioned U.S. Department of Justice lawyers for lying to the court about deliberately withholding documents in a case brought by Muslim-American groups over allegedly intrusive surveillance.


The ruling Thursday by U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney of the Central District could have wide-reaching implications on the federal judiciary's role in U.S. terrorism investigations...

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