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ACLU Files Lawsuit over Once-Secret Electronic Eavesdropping

Case ID: 4614

Category: Government

Last Update: 01/19/2006

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The ACLU, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Greenpeace and several individuals, filed one of the two lawsuits filed against the National Security Agency over its once-secret wiretapping program, claiming the domestic eavesdropping is unconstitutional and that President Bush exceeded his authority by authorizing ithe program.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit in the Eastern District of Michigan on behalf of several journalists, authors, scholars and organizations.

The ACLU's 60-page complaint names the NSA and its director, Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, as defendants.

"President Bush may believe he can authorize spying on Americans without judicial or congressional approval, but this program is illegal, and we intend to put a stop to it," said the ACLU Executive Director.

The lawsuit contends the spying program is illegal also because it fails to follow established law.

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