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U.S. appeals court grills opponents of NSA phone data collection [View all]
Source: Reuters
U.S. appeals court grills opponents of NSA phone data collection
BY ARUNA VISWANATHA
WASHINGTON Tue Nov 4, 2014 12:52pm EST
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday grilled opponents of the U.S. government program that collects millions of Americans' phone records, casting doubt on whether it would uphold a lower court ruling that found the program was likely unlawful.
This case is one of a handful brought against the program run by the National Security Agency since its existence was revealed in June 2013 by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
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A three-judge appellate panel on Tuesday appeared skeptical of the Washington-based case, brought by conservative lawyer Larry Klayman.
"It seems to be you are telescoping the process in a way that obscures the analysis," Judge Stephen Williams said.
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BY ARUNA VISWANATHA
WASHINGTON Tue Nov 4, 2014 12:52pm EST
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday grilled opponents of the U.S. government program that collects millions of Americans' phone records, casting doubt on whether it would uphold a lower court ruling that found the program was likely unlawful.
This case is one of a handful brought against the program run by the National Security Agency since its existence was revealed in June 2013 by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
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A three-judge appellate panel on Tuesday appeared skeptical of the Washington-based case, brought by conservative lawyer Larry Klayman.
"It seems to be you are telescoping the process in a way that obscures the analysis," Judge Stephen Williams said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/04/us-usa-surveillance-hearing-idUSKBN0IO1TO20141104
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