Government
Apr. 2, 2010
Judge Rules Government's Warantless Wiretapping Program Was Illegal
In a major blow to the Obama administration and the Bush administration before it, a San Francisco federal judge cast aside the government's assertion of the state secrets privilege to rule that warrantless surveillance - even if authorized by the executive branch - is unlawful.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - In a major blow to the Obama administration and the Bush administration before it, a San Francisco federal judge cast aside the government's assertion of the state secrets privilege to rule that warrantless surveillance - even if authorized by the executive branch - is unlawful.
The highly critical ruling issued Wednesday by Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker of the Nort...
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