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Litigation

Jul. 17, 2006

Bill Would Move Spying Cases to Secret Court

SAN FRANCISCO - The Electronic Frontier Foundation and civil liberties groups around the country are in an uproar over legislation that would transfer lawsuits challenging the government's surveillance programs to a secret federal court.

By Amelia Hansen
Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - The Electronic Frontier Foundation and civil liberties groups around the country are in an uproar over legislation that would transfer lawsuits challenging the government's surveillance programs to a secret federal court.
      The San Francisco-based digital rights advocacy group is spearheading a class action filed here in January which alleged ...

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