!BREAKING: FED DISTRICT COURT RULES NSA WIRETAPPING UNCONSTITUTIONAL!

[kpete]

BREAKING: Federal District Court Rules NSA Wiretapping Program Unconstitutional



Fox News reports a federal district court in Detroit has ruled that the Bush administration’s NSA warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it.

A separate federal district court in San Francisco had previously rejected the administration’s argument that the court could not hear the case due to a “state secrets” privilege. The lawsuit alleged that the NSA program violated the First and Fourth Amendments, as well as a number of federal statutes, including the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The defendants included AT&T and the federal government.


http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/17/nsa-unconstitutional/
Edit to fix link - thanks to all who pointed that out


Update/AP
Judge nixes warrantless surveillance By SARAH KARUSH
Associated Press Writer

DETROIT - A federal judge ruled Thursday that the government's warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it.

U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit became the first judge to strike down the National Security Agency's program, which she says violates the rights to free speech and privacy.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060817/ap_on_go_pr_wh/warrantless_surveillance

Direct link to Judge Taylor’s judgment and order for permanent injunction:
http://www.mied.uscourts.gov/eGov/taylorpdf/06%2010204.pdf