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DESCRIPTION:Monday, July 13, 2009 : San Francisco - On Wednesday, July 15, at 10:30 
 a.m., a federal judge in San Francisco will hear arguments in the 
 government's motion to dismiss Jewel v. NSA, a case from the Electronic 
 Frontier Foundation (EFF) challenging dragnet government surveillance of 
 millions of ordinary Americans.\n\nThe Justice Department moved to dismiss 
 the case in April, arguing that litigation over the warrantless wiretapping 
 program would require the government to disclose privileged "state secrets" 
 -- essentially repeating the arguments made by the Bush Administration in 
 its attempts to block lawsuits over the illegal spying. The Justice 
 Department also claims that the U.S. possesses "sovereign immunity" and 
 cannot be held accountable for illegal surveillance under any federal 
 statutes.\n\nIn Wednesday's hearing, EFF will argue that the lawsuit cannot 
 be dismissed based on the government's blanket secrecy assertion, as made 
 clear in previous court decisions concerning NSA spying and the CIA's 
 special rendition program, and that the government is not immune against 
 suit for violating federal wiretapping statutes.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/14/18607703.php
SUMMARY:Hearing in Government Fight to Silence Warrantless Wiretapping Case
LOCATION:450 Golden Gate Ave., Courtroom 6\nSan Francisco, CA 94102
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/14/18607703.php
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