Government
May 9, 2009
DOJ Asks Judge to Dismiss States' Investigations Into Wiretapping
U.S. government attorneys argued in a federal court Thursday that five state investigations into the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program interfered with the government's ability to protect the nation.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Having so far failed to squash private citizens' lawsuits challenging the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program, government attorneys argued in a federal court Thursday that five state investigations into the surveillance interfered with the federal government's ability to protect the nation. At issue was an amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act passed by ...
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