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Second Circuit allows continuation of bulk collection for 180-day period (updated)

Posted on October 29, 2015June 26, 2025 by Dissent

From opinion in ACLU v. Clapper, issued today:

Plaintiffs‐appellants American Civil Liberties Union and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, and New York Civil Liberties Union and New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, move for a preliminary injunction, requesting various relief. We conclude that Congress intended to authorize the continuation of the bulk telephone metadata collection program for a limited period of 180 days, and decline to reach the constitutional issues for prudential reasons. We therefore DENY the motion for a preliminary injunction and REMAND for further proceedings in the district court.

Update: Read Steve Vladeck’s excellent commentary on Just Security. Appropriately trashing their side-stepping of the constitutional challenge, he writes, in part:

In other words, because any constitutional violation is short-lived, and because it results from the “considered decision” of Congress, it would be fruitless to actually resolve the constitutionality of bulk collection during the transitional period.

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