The government's domestic spying faced its first courtroom test Monday, with the Bush administration arguing that the program is legal but that proving it would require revealing state secrets. The administration has acknowledged eavesdropping on Americans' international communications without warrants, but government attorney Anthony J. Coppolino disputes the American Civil Liberties Union's claims that the program violates civil rights, saying that it "is narrowly and specifically focused on al-Qaida."
June 13, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The government’s warrantless domestic spying faced its first courtroom test Monday, with the Bush administration arguing that the program is well within the president’s authority but that proving it would require revealing state secrets.
U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor heard arguments in a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union against the National Security Agency. The ACLU wants the program halted immediately, arguing that it violates the rights to free speech and privacy.
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