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U.S. Wins Appeal on Domestic Spy Powers
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 14:17:18 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: "the terminal of Geoff Goodfellow" <geoff () iconia com> Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 20:10:53 +0100 To: "Dave E-mail Pamphleteer Farber" <farber () cis upenn edu> Subject: U.S. Wins Appeal on Domestic Spy Powers U.S. Wins Appeal on Domestic Spy Powers By ANNE GEARAN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court refused Monday to be drawn into a dispute over the boundaries of a law giving the government broader surveillance authority after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The American Civil Liberties Union (news - web sites) and other organizations wanted the justices to consider when the government should be allowed to monitor someone's telephone conversations and e-mail, then use the information to prosecute them. The Bush administration has argued the surveillance, and a special court that oversees sensitive domestic espionage tactics, are indispensable tools in the war on terror. The ACLU used an unusual maneuver to get the case to the Supreme Court, filing an appeal on behalf of people who don't even know they're being monitored. The justices would have had to give special permission to allow it. They refused, without comment. --snip-- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19382-2003Mar24.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- geoff.goodfellow () iconia com * Prague - CZ * telephone +420 603 706 558 "success is getting what you want & happiness is wanting what you get" http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/01/biztech/articles/17drop.html http://www.tapsns.com/members-bio/geoff-goodfellow.shtml ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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