Domestic surveillance challenge ruling [6th Circuit]

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Domestic surveillance challenge ruling [6th Circuit]

July 6, 2007 02:22:00 pm

American Civil Liberties Union, et al. v. National Security Agency, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, July 6, 2007 [rejecting an ACLU lawsuit challenging the federal government's domestic surveillance program on the grounds that the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the suit]. Read the full text of the decision [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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