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.
Statement - Derek Shaffer (11/21/2006) Derek Shaffer, Executive Director of the Stanford Constitutional Law Center, signed onto Friend-of-the-court brief filed in NSA warrantless wiretapping appeal.
