NSA Lawsuit - Stop Illegal Surveillance

The ACLU is suing the National Security Agency for violating the U.S. Constitution. The illegal NSA spying program authorized by President Bush just after September 11, 2001, allows the NSA to intercept vast quantities of the international telephone and Internet communications of innocent Americans without court approval.

Without a system of checks and balances, the government can monitor any phone call or e-mail they want, and they can collect and disseminate any data they find however they like. Just knowing that the government is spying without cause on innocent Americans sends a chilling message to all of us that our conversations are not our own.

The NSA's warrantless surveillance must end and checks and balances be restored.

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NEWS
> Government Abusing State Secrets Claim in NSA Case (7/10/2006)
> Lawmakers Confirm NSA Spying Program (6/30/2006)
> European Scrutiny Of U.S. Snooping On Financial Data Welcome (6/28/2006)
> New AT&T Privacy Policy Can't Rewrite Right and Wrong (6/22/2006)
> House Judiciary Committee Adopts Request for Illegal NSA Spying Documents (6/21/2006)
> ACLU Urges Court to Reject State Secrets Claim in NSA Case (6/21/2006)
> ACLU Urges House to Rein In Illegal NSA Spying Program (6/20/2006)
> ACLU Sues Pentagon for Documents on Peace Groups (6/14/2006)
> Court Hears Arguments on Legality of NSA Spying Program for the First Time (6/12/2006)
> ACLU Asks the Federal Government for Records of Spying on Grassroots Groups (6/8/2006)
> Review of AT&T-BellSouth Merger Must Look At NSA Spying (6/6/2006)

RESOURCES
> U.S. Tries to Hide Kidnapping and Torture Practices Behind
   "State Secrets" Legal Privilege
> Phone Spying Action Center
> ACLU Comments to the FCC on AT&T-BellSouth Merger
> Thousands Speak Out On Illegal Spying
> National Town Hall Meetings
> Survey: American Attitudes Toward NSA Spying
> Conservative Voices Against Illegal NSA Spying
> Security Voices Against the Warrantless NSA Domestic Wiretaps
> Top Ten Myths About the Illegal NSA Spying Program
> Eavesdropping 101: What Can The NSA Do?
> Recent ACLU Advertisements
> NSA Spying on Americans is Illegal
> ACLU Calls for a Special Counsel: Add Your Voice
> www.NSAWatch.org
> Congressional Research Service Report (PDF)
> Letter to Congress From Former government Officials and Law Professors (PDF)

LEGAL DOCUMENTS
> Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss
> Government's Motion to Dismiss
> Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
> Declaration of Leonard M. Niehoff
> ACLU v. NSA Order Denying Defense Motion for Stay
> ACLU v. NSA Amici Curiae of Business Leaders
> ACLU v NSA Amici Curiae of Civil Rights Groups
> ACLU v. National Security Agency -- Statement of Undisputed Facts
> ACLU v. National Security Agency -- Exhibits in Support
> Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
> NSA Spying Complaint
> Fact Sheet: Legal Claims in NSA Suit