Litigation
Jul. 10, 2013
San Francisco judge rejects state secrets privilege in surveillance case
In a rare rejection of state secret privileges, a federal judge in San Francisco on Monday allowed a lawsuit alleging widespread and indiscriminate Internet surveillance to move forward.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a rare rejection of state secret privileges, a federal judge in San Francisco on Monday allowed a lawsuit alleging widespread and indiscriminate Internet surveillance to move forward.
The litigation, which has been ongoing since 2006, means a putative class of what could be millions may be able to proceed on the merits of their case challenging the constitutionality of the government's surv...
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