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Government

Jun. 5, 2009

Wiretap Suits Dismissed on Immunity Law

The other shoe finally dropped for plaintiffs challenging the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program Wednesday, as a Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker of San Francisco dismissed dozens of cases against telecommunications companies that participated in the program.

By Rebecca Beyer and Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writers

SAN FRANCISCO - The other shoe finally dropped for plaintiffs challenging the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program Wednesday, as a San Francisco federal judge dismissed dozens of cases against telecommunications companies that participated in the program.

Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker of the Northern District of California granted the government's motion to dismiss the...

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