Senate Delays Vote on Telco Immunity

by via the EFF

Fri, Jun 27, 2008 7:49AM

Friday, June 27, 2008 :It's official: Thanks to overwhelming grassroots action, and the heroic efforts of Senators Dodd and Feingold, the Senate's vote on whether to grant phone companies immunity from the law for assisting in the President's illegal wiretapping program has been delayed until after July 4th Recess!

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For more information: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/06/senat...

§DNI and AG Fear Court Ruling on Warrantless Wiretapping

by via the EFF

Fri, Jun 27, 2008 7:49AM

Friday, June 27, 2008 :EFF and others have long suspected that one reason the White House and its allies have fought for telecom immunity so fervently has been their fear that a judicial ruling on the legality of telecoms' participation would lead to a ruling rejecting the legality of the Administration's warrantless wiretapping program itself.

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