The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to overturn an...
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling allowing the American Civil Liberties Union to challenge the constitutionality of a 2008 law giving the government authority to monitor international emails and phone calls originated by…
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Americans. At issue is a ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowing ACLU’s 2010 case against the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act of 2008 to move forward. “The appeals court correctly ruled that our plaintiffs have standing to challenge this sweeping surveillance law, and it’s disappointing that the administration is challenging that ruling,” said Jameel Jaffer, ACLU deputy legal director, in response to the DOJ action. “It’s crucial that the government’s surveillance activities be subject to constitutional limits, but the administration’s argument would effectively insulate the most intrusive surveillance programs from judicial review. The Supreme Court should leave the appeals court’s ruling in place and allow our constitutional challenge to proceed."