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Government

Jul. 10, 2009

Islamic Foundation Asks Judge to Find Warrantless Wiretapping Illegal

An Islamic organization Thursday asked a federal judge to find that the warrantless wiretapping program started by the prior administration is illegal and unconstitutional.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Attempting to use the public statements of President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. against them, an Islamic organization Thursday asked a federal judge to find that the warrantless wiretapping program started by the prior administration is illegal and unconstitutional.

The plaintiff in the case, the Oregon-based Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, filed suit against the government in 2...

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