American Civil Liberties Union : Audio: Response to the Federal Court Ruling the Bush Spy Program Illegal

There has never been a more urgent need to preserve fundamental privacy protections and our system of checks and balances than the need we face today, as illegal government spying, provisions of the Patriot Act and government-sponsored torture programs transcend the bounds of law and our most treasured values in the name of national security.

Audio: Response to the Federal Court Ruling the Bush Spy Program Illegal (8/18/2006)

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CHALLENGING ILLEGAL NSA SPYING
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HOLDING PHONE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE
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In the first federal challenge ever argued against the president's NSA spying program, a district court declared the program unconstitutional and called for an immediate halt to this abuse of presidential power.

As Judge Taylor ruled, the program violates the First Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act passed by Congress in the wake of the Watergate scandal.

Q: What do you think of Judge Taylor's ruling in the ACLU v. NSA lawsuit?

Melissa Goodman, staff attorney at the ACLU
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Christopher Hitchens, journalist and client in ACLU v. NSA
(via telephone)
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Anthony Romero, executive director of the ACLU
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