Cindy Cohn writes: EFF today asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate its landmark case against the federal government for warrantlessly wiretapping millions of ordinary Americans. The case, called Jewel v. NSA is part of EFF’s ongoing efforts to Stop the Spying. In January, the District Court dismissed the case on the incorrect…
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Feds say ‘dragnet’ lawsuit threatens security
David Kravets of Threat Level has a report as to what happened this morning in the Jewel v. NSA case in Judge Vaughn Walker’s courtroom. “What has changed between now and 2006 that suggests I should take a different view of this argument?” Walker asked Coppolino about the government’s state secrets assertion. Coppolino said Walker…
Today’s the day, Jewel v. NSA
At 10:30 a.m. today, PT, in a federal courtroomin San Francisco, Judge Vaughn Walker will hear oral arguments in the government’s motion to dismiss Jewel v. NSA, a case involving the warrantless surveillance of millions of Americans. Kevin Bankston of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will be representing the plaintiffs. As it has done in…
Jewel v. NSA back in court next week
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Obama administration will be back in Judge Vaughn Walker’s court on July 15 when the court takes up the administration’s motion to dismiss a case involving warrantless surveillance of Americans. EFF brought the suit on behalf of Carolyn Jewel, a California database administrator who is an AT&T customer,…