Litigation
Mar. 18, 2013
Obama administration's surveillance program faces hurdle
In a setback for the Obama administration's surveillance program, a federal judge here on Friday held unconstitutional the use of so-called National Security Letters, in part because they come with gag orders that forbid recipients from dis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - In a setback for the Obama administration's domestic surveillance program, a federal judge on Friday held that the use of so-called national security letters was unconstitutional, in part because they come with gag orders that forbid recipients from discussing them.
The gag orders violate free speech rights, U.S. District Judge Susan Y. Illston ruled. She ordered the Federal Bureau ...
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