Friday, March 15, 2013

Federal Judge Rules Surveillance Provisions Unconstitutional


Federal Judge Rules Surveillance Provisions Unconstitutional, NYTimes (Reuters Story, March 15, 2013):


A federal judge has ruled unconstitutional national security provisions that permit federal investigators to access customer information from some companies without court approval.

The provisions "suffer from significant constitutional infirmities," and violate the First Amendment and separation of powers, Judge Susan Illston of the District Court for the Northern District of California wrote in an order on Thursday.


The judge's decision stems from a "National Security Letter" that the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued to an unnamed telecommunications company, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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