DOJ moves in dark of night to quash EFF wiretapping lawsuit

[TehBorken]

DOJ moves in dark of night to quash EFF wiretapping lawsuit

         
Early Saturday morning, in the darkest hours of the night, the Department of Justice made good its threat to file a motion to dismiss the class-action lawsuit against AT&T, contending that AT&T's collaboration with the NSA's massive and illegal program to wiretap and data-mine Americans' communications  --despite being front page news throughout the United States and the subject of government press conferences and Congressional hearings-- is a state secret.

The motion was accompanied by declarations by Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, Director, National Security Agency and John D. Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence. We will vigorously oppose this motion. Donate to EFF and help stop the illegal spying!

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