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Law Practice

Jan. 4, 2013

Finding success in the absence of victory

Seven years and 3,000 non-billable hours ago, I joined a handful of public-spirited lawyers as counsel for the plaintiffs in Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc. v. Bush.

Jon B. Eisenberg

Email: jon@eisenbergappeals.com

Jon is a retired appellate attorney and the author of California Practice Guide: Civil Appeals and Writs.

Seven years and 3,000 non-billable hours ago, I joined a handful of public-spirited lawyers as counsel for the plaintiffs in Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc. v. Bush. The lawsuit challenged the legality of President George W. Bush's post-9/11 program of warrantless electronic surveillance. Our clients were an Oregon-based Islamic charity and two of its lawyers, who had been wiretapped in violation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Our proof of the surveilla...

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