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Federal judge rules surveillance provisions unconstitutional
Reuters ^ | 3-15-2013 | By Bernard Vaughan

Posted on 03/15/2013 7:03:52 PM PDT by Redcitizen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge has ruled unconstitutional national security provisions that permit federal investigators to access customer information from some companies without court approval. The provisions "suffer from significant constitutional infirmities," and violate the First Amendment and separation of powers, Judge Susan Illston of the District Court for the Northern District of California wrote in an order on Thursday. The judge's decision stems from a "National Security Letter" that the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued to an unnamed telecommunications company, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: constitution; law; wiretap
Time to go back to smoke signals, semaphores and the pony express.
1 posted on 03/15/2013 7:03:52 PM PDT by Redcitizen
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To: Redcitizen

Obama has 4 years to appoint judicial fascists to the federal court to take of this.


2 posted on 03/15/2013 7:06:48 PM PDT by AU72
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This judge is in California which will allow the appeal to go through ..... yes, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals which will immediately reverse it.


3 posted on 03/15/2013 7:10:19 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Leveling the playing field for a Progressive is dragging everyone down to their level.)
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To: Redcitizen

Yikes. What exactly is a national security “provision”?


4 posted on 03/15/2013 7:23:47 PM PDT by andyk (I have sworn...eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.)
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To: Redcitizen

The FBI WILL find a way around the ruling.


5 posted on 03/15/2013 7:26:17 PM PDT by Gator113 ( ~just keep livin~)
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Im sure the FBI can go to the NSA for the needed info.


6 posted on 03/15/2013 7:38:43 PM PDT by Redcitizen (.)
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They can just ignore it like the NLRB did. Tyrants don’t need to follow court rulings unless it benefits them.


7 posted on 03/15/2013 7:45:22 PM PDT by Dutch Boy
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I’m sure they won’t tell us because its “classified.”


8 posted on 03/15/2013 7:50:35 PM PDT by Redcitizen (.)
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We’ll be seeing Judge Susan Illston’s every parking ticket and late-paid bill suddenly posted online shortly.


9 posted on 03/15/2013 8:58:23 PM PDT by denydenydeny (Admiration of absolute government is proportionate to the contempt one has for others.-Tocqueville)
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