Government
Sep. 22, 2009
Senate Bill Could Revive Eavesdropping Cases
A Democratic bill to reauthorize parts of the Patriot Act could also resurrect dozens of civil cases against telecommunications companies that participated in the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program.
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - A Democratic bill to reauthorize parts of the Patriot Act could also resurrect dozens of civil cases against telecommunications companies that participated in the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program. Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker of the Northern District of California dismissed the cases in June specifically based on a law giving the companies retroactive immunity, which Co...
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