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27th February 2013, 18:11
US Supreme Court refuses to let Americans challenge FISA eavesdropping law
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Published on 26 Feb 2013
The US Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Americans cannot challenge a provision of
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 in federal court. Under amendments
made to the bill in 2008, the government is allowed to warrantlessly eavesdrop on
Americans' foreign communications, and although the Supreme Court ruled FISA
couldn't be challenged, they didn't address the constitutionality of the legislation. Ginger
McCall, director of Open Government Program for EPIC, joins us to talk about some of
the unanswered questions of the law.
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Published on 26 Feb 2013
The US Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Americans cannot challenge a provision of
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 in federal court. Under amendments
made to the bill in 2008, the government is allowed to warrantlessly eavesdrop on
Americans' foreign communications, and although the Supreme Court ruled FISA
couldn't be challenged, they didn't address the constitutionality of the legislation. Ginger
McCall, director of Open Government Program for EPIC, joins us to talk about some of
the unanswered questions of the law.