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Rights Group Suing AT&T for Spying Sues NSA and Cheney, Too
“Just a day before the government will try again to get AT&T out of court for allegedly helping with President Bush’s warrantless wiretapping of Americans, the scrappy civil liberties group suing the telecom giant filed another suit — this one against the government and top officials involved in the spying.
By suing the government directly, the EFF is attempting to undermine the government’s plan to use a new power handed to it by Congress in July. The so-called telecom immunity provision nearly automatically forces a judge to dismiss lawsuits against companies accused of helping the government spy — without court approval — on the phone and internet communications of Americans.”
