Government
May 5, 2010
Feds Fight Surveillance Damages Claim
Department of Justice attorneys are balking at the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation's proposed $612,000 in damages for warrantless surveillance of the group by the governnment.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Department of Justice attorneys, having fought for years against an Islamic charity's claims that the government unlawfully spied on it as part of the Terrorist Surveillance Program undertaken by then-President George W. Bush, are now balking at the charity's proposed $612,000 in damages. The Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation submitted the amount last month, along with a request that the progr...
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