Mo1 = school of hard knocks *L*
So here's how it went down:
1. Plaintiffs allege that the government is listening in on their calls. They offer no evidence - aside from media leaks of vague information about an anti-terror program being run by the NSA - that any one of the plaintiffs have had their phone conversations monitored. Despite this, they demand that the government prove they aren't monitoring phone calls.
2. The government responds that the NSA anti-terror efforts are classified and that revealing the details of the program in open court to prove that the plaintiffs didn't have their phone conversations monitored would be a breach in national security.
3. Despite the fact that the plaintiffs can't prove their case - not to mention the fact that the government shouldn't have to make their case for them by immolating a valuable anti-terror program - the judge rules an immediate halt to the program.
http://sayanythingblog.com/2006/08/17/aclu_wins_won_for_the_terrorists/