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Lawyer sues after FBI foils his quest to learn if he was spied on

Posted on March 27, 2014 by pogowasright.org

Adam Baron of McClatchy News reports:

A Virginia lawyer has filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court in Washington, D.C., demanding records that might help him determine whether the FBI tapped into his law firm’s computers as part of an investigation into how he came to possess classified documents.

Kel McClanahan’s suit is the latest example of Americans turning to the Freedom of Information Act to find out whether they’ve been targeted by any of the government’s electronic surveillance programs. Last month, McClatchy reported that the National Security Agency has received thousands of requests from people who want to know whether the agency has swept up their cellphone and Internet usage. The NSA has rejected them all.

Read more on Sacramento Bee.

h/t, FourthAmendment.com

Category: CourtSurveillanceU.S.

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