Telecom NSA wiretapping assistance ruling [US DC]
7:33 PM ET
In re: National Security Agency Telecommunications Records Litigation, US District Court for the Northern District of California, June 3, 2009 [upholding a federal statute that gave immunity to telecom companies from liability associated with assisting the National Security Agency with warrantless wiretapping, thereby dismissing 46 lawsuits against the telecom industry]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chasehere
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