FISA overseas wiretapping amendments ruling [US DC]
7:21 PM ET
Amnesty International USA, et al. v. McConnell, et al., US District Court for the Southern District of New York, August 20, 2009 [dismissing a lawsuit challenging amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that expand government power to eavesdrop on overseas conversations].
Reported in JURIST's Paper Chasehere. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on FISA.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
