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November 19, 2007
Wired: Spy Ruling Bodes [Well|Ill] for AT&T Eavesdropping Case
Institutionally, Wired can't make up its mind:
Analysis: Spy Ruling Bodes Well for AT&T Eavesdropping Case:
"THREAT LEVEL colleague David Kravets thinks otherwise, seeing only doom in the future for both suits, but I think his-all-but-obitituary doesn't appreciate that these two cases have always seemed doomed and yet continue to find ways to survive.
"In fact, today's ruling shows how these cases could continue to proceed, despite the omens that have been hanging over them from the start."
Analysis: Spy Ruling Portends Hurdles for AT&T Eavesdropping Case:
"The federal appellate court's decision (.pdf) Friday declaring that top secret documents were protected under the so-called state secrets privilege more than likely ends the lawsuit brought by two lawyers for suspected terrorists. The lawyers accused the government of unlawfully spying on their electronic communications without warrants.
"The decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, however, portends serious procedural hurdles in another and more far-reaching domestic spying case, one in which thousands of AT&T customers allege the telecommunications giant has funneled virtually all of its communications traffic to the National Security Agency without warrants. My THREAT LEVEL colleague Ryan Singel thinks otherwise, or does he?"
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