ACLU appeals domestic wiretap challenge to US Supreme Court

Published: October 4, 2007Posted in: constitution, law, search and seizure, wiretapTags: government, law, wiretap

JURIST — ACLU appeals domestic wiretap challenge to US Supreme Court:

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a certiorari petition Wednesday asking the US Supreme Court to hear a challenge of the government’s domestic surveillance program that was rejected by the US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in July.

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