In Unprecedented Order, FISA Court Requires Bush Administration to Respond to ACLU's Request That ..

[babsbunny]

Secret Court Orders Be Released to the Public

http://www.aclu.org/safefree/spying/31356prs20070817.html

Government Must Respond by August 31

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WASHINGTON - In an unprecedented order, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) has required the U.S. government to respond to a request it received last week by the American Civil Liberties Union for orders and legal papers discussing the scope of the government's authority to engage in the secret wiretapping of Americans. According to the FISC's order, the ACLU's request "warrants further briefing," and the government must respond to it by August 31. The court has said that any reply by the ACLU must be filed by September 14.

"Disclosure of these court orders and legal papers is essential to the ongoing debate about government surveillance," said Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director of the ACLU. "We desperately need greater transparency and public scrutiny.We're extremely encouraged by today's development because it means that, at long last, the government will be required to defend its contention that the orders should not be released."

[HuffleClaw]

1. i cannot see them complying in any way to this

not remotely. they'll weasel their way out of it. i wonder if bush could simply replace their judges?

[MissWaverly]

3. I dunno, they are not enjoying good press over Ashcroft tale

esp. the part that he was not allowed to get legal counsel on surveillance program due to the compartmentalization of the
White House.

[MissWaverly]

2. You posted this first, congrats

this has made me a happy person.

:-)

[mzmolly]

4. Again, interesting times...

:freak: