American Civil Liberties Union v. Clapper

  1. October 29, 2015

    NSA Spying Still Has A Month To Run, 2nd Circ. Rules

    The Second Circuit refused on Thursday to grant the American Civil Liberties Union an immediate halt to the National Security Agency's bulk collection of telephone metadata, finding that Congress intended to give the agency time to phase out the program until its termination next month.

  2. May 07, 2015

    NSA Data Collection Ruling To Fuel Congressional Action

    The Second Circuit's finding Thursday that the National Security Agency's bulk telephone data collection program is unlawful will provide privacy hawks in Congress the necessary support they need to curtail the agency's controversial information-gathering powers as lawmakers face a June 1 deadline to renew the Patriot Act provision in question.

  3. May 07, 2015

    2nd Circ. Rules NSA Phone Data Collection Illegal

    The Second Circuit ruled Thursday the National Security Agency's bulk telephone data collection program is not authorized by the Patriot Act and sent the case from civil liberties groups back to the federal trial court in New York.

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