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Aug. 12, 2006

Panel Picks S.F. Judge for Wiretap Cases

SAN FRANCISCO - The fate of 17 cases from around the country alleging that phone companies helped the government eavesdrop on American citizens now rests with one federal judge in San Francisco.

By Amelia Hansen
Daily Journal Staff Writer
     
SAN FRANCISCO - The fate of 17 cases from around the country alleging that phone companies helped the government eavesdrop on American citizens now rests with one federal judge in San Francisco.
      A panel of federal judges Thursday selected U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker to oversee the cases, which allege that several ...

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