Showing posts with label Secret Court. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Secret Court. Show all posts

Friday, August 17, 2007

Bush Ordered to Reply to ACLU



Well, being a Las Vegan, I'd wager Bush is going to ignore this one too. . .

[Excerpt]

Secret Court Asks For White House View on Inquiry
ACLU Seeking Rulings Issued On Warrantless Wiretapping

A secret U.S. intelligence court has ordered the Bush administration to register its views about a records request by the American Civil Liberties Union, which wants the court to release a series of pivotal orders issued earlier this year about the National Security Agency's wiretapping program.

The move is highly unusual, because the court -- which approves warrants for electronic surveillance within the United States by intelligence and counterterrorism agencies -- operates in almost total secrecy and has made only one ruling public in its 29-year history. . .

Read more at WashingtonPost.com
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