Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nov. 3, 2020
Class action over NSA surveillance returns to circuit
Judge M. Margaret McKeown, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, asked San Francisco attorney Richard R. Wiebe -- representing the class -- if any ruling in his clients' favor would "need to rely on classified material."
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel questioned Monday whether a class action against the National Security Agency over its mass surveillance of internet communications and telephone records should be dismissed because it would reveal state secrets.
Judge M. Margaret McKeown, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, asked San Francisco attorney Richard R. Wiebe -- ...
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