Mike Scarcella reports: Scott Tooley’s contention that the government started secretly watching him and his family members after a conversation he had with a Southwest Airlines employee about post-Sept. 11 security was dealt a severe blow today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The appeals panel, calling the claims in the…
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Suit alleging wiretaps, surveillance heard–again
Mike Scarcella reports: A Latham & Watkins associate this week was back in court fighting to salvage a suit alleging the government unlawfully wiretapped and watched a man after he made a passing remark about airline security on the telephone. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit earlier this year had ruled in…