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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Dec. 22, 2015

NSA suit remanded to district court

The Fourth Amendment claim under appeal can't be decided on its own, the 9th Circuit ruled.

By Gautham Thomas
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A suit against the National Security Agency's spying program that has ground on for almost a decade through two presidential administrations will stretch on a bit longer.

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel Friday sent the suit back to district court in Oakland, striking a ruling on one portion of the plaintiffs' Fourth Amendment claims and remanding the case to U...

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