Law Practice
Dec. 3, 2008
Legality of Bush Wiretapping Returns to Court
“In the area of electronic surveillance, it’s essential to have accountability on the part of the people we trust with our communications, the carriers,” said Richard Wiebe, a lawyer for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, who is arguing against immunity for telecom companies that participated in the Bush administration’s wiretapping program.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - There's a first time for everything. Today, Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker of the Northern District of California will undertake two firsts. This morning, Walker will be the first judge in the nation to consider the constitutionality of a law granting immunity to telecommunications companies that participated in President George W. Bush's Terrorist Surveillance Program, In Re Nat...
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