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  • US Wins appeal on Domestic Spy Powers

    03/24/2003 3:52:17 PM PST · by sinkspur · 33 replies · 228+ views
    Associated Press | 3/24/2003 | Annie Gearan
    WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court refused Monday to be drawn into a dispute over the boundaries of a law giving the government broader surveillance authority after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations wanted the justices to consider when the government should be allowed to monitor someone's telephone conversations and e-mail, then use the information to prosecute them. The Bush administration has argued the surveillance, and a special court that oversees sensitive domestic espionage tactics, are indispensable tools in the war on terror. The ACLU used an unusual maneuver to get the case...