EFF Suit Against AT&T Moves Forward

Iria · Jul 20, 2006, 11:38 PM

Source: BetaNews
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The U.S. government was dealt a serious setback in its efforts to keep its ties with AT&T secret, as a federal judge in San Francisco ruled in a 72-page decision Thursday that the government's claims that the case should be dismissed on state secrets grounds could not be supported by legal precedence.

U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker wrote in his ruling that much of the NSA's wiretapping program has already been publicly reported, thus it is no longer a secret. Additionally, he said the plaintiffs, in this case the EFF, seemed to be entitled to a discovery period to assemble evidence.

Jul 20, 2006, 11:38 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	EFF Suit Against AT&T Moves Forward Source: BetaNews __________ The U.S. government was dealt a serious setback in its efforts to keep its ties with AT&T secret, as a federal judge in San Francisco ruled in a 72-page decision Thursday that the government's claims that the case should be dismissed on state secrets grounds could not be supported by legal precedence. U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker wrote in his ruling that much of the NSA's wiretapping program has already been publicly reported, thus it is no longer a secret. Additionally, he said the plaintiffs, in this case the EFF, seemed to be entitled to a discovery period to assemble evidence.