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

Dec. 30, 2011

Panel allows suit against warantless eavesdropping to proceed

Telephone and internet users attacking the federal government's warrantless eavesdropping program that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks can proceed with their class action against the National Security Agency, a 9th Circuit panel held.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Telephone and Internet users challenging the federal government's warrantless eavesdropping program that followed the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks can proceed with their class action against the National Security Agency, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday.


The panel filed a trio of 3-0 opinions by Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown on aspects of the warrantless eavesdropping...

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