American Civil Liberties Union : Audio: Clients and Attorneys Discuss the ACLU v. NSA Case

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: Clients and Attorneys Discuss the ACLU v. NSA Case

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On January 31, 2007, the ACLU appeared before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, for oral arguments in ACLU v. NSA, our challenge to the Bush administration's illegal NSA spying program. The government appeal was in response to the ACLU's August, 2006 victory in U.S. District Court, when Judge Anna Diggs Taylor ruled the NSA program illegal.

Below, ACLU attorneys and clients discuss the case in the days leading up to the January 31 hearing. You can also hear audio of the hearing itself from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Read the latest news and learn more about the challenge to illegal NSA spying at
www.aclu.org/nsaspying.

	Ann Beeson, Associate Legal Director of the ACLU podcast \| stream or download (mp3) >>
	Harvey Grossman, Legal Director of the ACLU of Illinois (via telephone) podcast \| stream or download (mp3) >>
	Arsalan Ikhtifar, National Legal Director of Council on American Islamic Relations (via telephone) podcast \| stream or download (mp3) >>
	Ann Brick, staff attorney at the ACLU of Northern California (via telephone) podcast \| stream or download (mp3) >>
	Josh Dratel, criminal defense attorney and plaintiff in ACLU v. NSA (via telephone) podcast \| stream or download (mp3) >>
	Nick Schmader, member of the Rhode Island Community Coalition for Peace (via telephone) podcast \| stream or download (mp3) >>

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> Response to the Federal Court Ruling the Bush Spy Program Illegal
> ACLU v. NSA Clients Respond to White House Claims About Illegal Spying

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