Austin groups files class-action lawsuit against AT&T

[sonias]

AAS article
AUSTIN — The director of a civil rights group and a lawyer who represents a Guantanamo Bay detainee are among the plaintiffs who sued AT&T in federal court Friday over the release of customer phone records to the National Security Agency.

Last week, USA Today reported that AT&T Inc. and other phone companies complied with a security agency request for millions of customer phone records after the Sept. 11 attacks.

An AT&T spokesman has said the San Antonio-based company does not allow wiretapping without a court order and has not given customer information to government agencies without legal authorization.

The class-action lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court.

One of the plaintiffs is Jim Harrington, director of the Texas Civil Rights Project. Another, attorney Richard Grigg, said he uses his AT&T mobile phone to communicate with other lawyers about client Ahktiar Mohommad, who was captured in Afghanistan more than three years ago and is being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Way to go Jim Harrington and all other litigants!

Sonia

[rusty_parts2001]

1. Jim Harrington is a true patriot

One of the smartest lawyers in Texas who selflessly devoted his career to making our justice system live up to its ideals.

[Melissa G]

2. YESSSSS!