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Sarah Karush / Associated Press:
Judge nixes warrantless surveillance — DETROIT - A federal judge ruled Thursday that the government's warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it. — U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit became the first judge to strike …
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Federal court finds warrantless eavesdropping unconstitutional, enjoins the program — (updated multiple times) — I do not yet know anything more than what is in this AP article, but if it is accurate, it is extraordinary news — extraordinarily good news — on every level.
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David Stout / New York Times:
Federal Judge Orders End to Warrantless Wiretapping — A federal judge in Detroit ruled today that the Bush administration's eavesdropping program is illegal and unconstitutional, and she ordered that it cease at once. — District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor found that President Bush exceeded …
CNN:
NSA eavesdropping program ruled unconstitutional — Justice Department says it will appeal judge's decision — (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the U.S. government's domestic eavesdropping program is unconstitutional and ordered it ended immediately.
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Federal court strikes down NSA domestic surveillance program — The first federal court to pass on the legality of the NSA domestic surveillance program has struck it down. Judge Anna Diggs Taylor of the Eastern District of Michigan enjoined the program today in ACLU v. NSA.
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Lower Court Opinions Are Briefs to Higher Courts: — If you're a judge, your first responsibility is of course to reach the conclusion that you think is legally right, and to explain it using those arguments that you think are most sound. But once you have that figured out …
Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:Ideologue Leftist Judge Rules NSA Program Unconstitutional
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Washington Post:A Judicial Misfire — THE NATION would benefit from a serious …
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WSAZ-TV:
BREAKING NEWS: Explosive Substances Found at Tri-State Airport, Female Passenger Detained — CLICK ON THE LIVE FEED LINK ABOVE TO WATCH LIVE COVERAGE FROM TRI-STATE AIRPORT — Tri-State Airport in Wayne County has been evacuated. A perimeter has been set up, and evacuees are being asked to stand back 350 feet from the airport.
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CBS News:
Explosive Liquids Scare In W. Virginia — Air Terminal Evacuated, But 2 Bottles Thought To Be Explosives Were Cosmetics — (CBS/AP) A terminal at the Tri-State Airport was evacuated Thursday morning after two containers in a female passenger's bag tested positive for liquid explosives …
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Colum Lynch / Washington Post:
France Throws U.N Peacekeeping Plans Into Disarray — Chirac Rebuffs Pleas to Make Major Contribution to Mission — France has rebuffed U.N. pleas to make a major contribution to a peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, setting back international efforts to send a credible military force …
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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
N. Korea Appears to Be Preparing for Nuclear Test — U.S. Officials Tell ABC News Evidence Show Signs an Underground Test is in the Works — There is new evidence that North Korea may be preparing for an underground test of a nuclear bomb, U.S. officials tell ABC News.
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Matt Canham / Salt Lake Tribune:
Hatch says Demo win could help terrorists — Sen. Orrin Hatch, who continuously decries the bitter partisanship in Washington, implied this week that Democratic success in November's election could result in terrorist attacks on America. — Hatch was quoted in Tuesday's Tooele Transcript Bulletin …
Jerusalem Post:
Iran to launch major military maneuvers — TEHERAN, Iran — Iran will launch a series of large-scale military maneuvers across the country and has not made plans for an end to the ongoing war games, the army said Thursday. — "The maneuvers are aimed at introducing Iran's new defensive doctrine …
Joe's Dartblog:
CLAIMS OF CENSORSHIP AND INTIMIDATION AT DARTMOUTH — This morning's edition of The Dartmouth carries a worrisome story by reporter Rebekah Rombom. Here is a significant portion of it, but please click here to read the whole thing. … For reference, Nick's entire statement is posted on this website …
Julia Gorin / Opinion Journal:
Petitioning for Life — "I had an abortion," Ms. Magazine urges its readers to declare. How about "I wasn't aborted"? — The Web site of Ms. Magazine—yes, it still exists—is calling on readers to sign a petition: "I have had an abortion. I publicly join the millions of women …
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Ex-C.I.A. Employee Guilty in Assault of Afghan — A North Carolina jury today convicted a former Central Intelligence Agency contractor of felony assault for severely beating an Afghan prisoner who died soon after. — The contractor, David A. Passaro, 40, a former Army Special Forces medic …
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