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              Feds για να κρίνει: Όχι εικασίας `δεύτερος» πρόγραμμα κατασκόπων των Μπους εσωτερικό
Τετάρτη, 3η Δεκεμβρίου 2008
Walker also wondered aloud whether he should decide the case before the Obama administration takes office in January. “It would be very, very unlikely for any future Department of Justice to decline to defend the constitutionality of the statute,” replied Nichols, who conceded the law was unprecedented. Congress passed the immunity measure after Walker dismissed the government’s claim that the lawsuits against AT&T, Sprint and others filed in 2006 should be dismissed because they threatened to expose state secrets. Walker’s decision was on appeal to the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals when lawmakers passed the immunity measure. The appeals court, noting the legislation, dismissed the appeal as moot. Assuming for the sake of argument the carriers and the government engaged in illegal eavesdropping, Walker wondered aloud what would be wrong with the litigation being solely directed at the government. “Let’s assume that’s exactly what happened. Then why shouldn’t the government just be on the hook for any harm or damage?” Walker asked. Cindy Cohn, the EFF’s legal director, replied that the 9th Circuit could still throw out the cases against the government under the State Secrets Privilege. In any event, she said, the telecoms should be held responsible. “Carriers have an independent duty to protect their customers.” Have Your Say: Feds to Judge: Don’t ‘Second Guess’ Bush Domestic Spy Program Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. Related News
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