Judge Taylor's opinion on the NSA warrantless wiretapping program

[originalpckelly]

http://originalpckelly.googlepages.com/nsa_spying_opinion.pdf

What I have read so far isn't radically different, of course I am still reading it and may come upon objectionable legal reasoning a later point.

[originalpckelly]

1. I thought I would post this here since there has been such a...

controversy about the legal reasoning of the Judge in the decision. Read it for yourself.

[ThomWV]

2. I Read It The Day It Was Released

In places it is eloquent, but it is not elaborate.

[Gothmog]

3. The DOJ only argured State Secret and standing

The bush DOJ in its typical arrogance only argued standing and State Secrets. The ACLU moved for summary judgement on the case and even though the DOJ was given a chance to argue the merits and legality of the program, the DOJ elected not to. Under normal rules of Civil Procedure, the Court is entitled to accept as undisputed any thing argued by the ACLU but not contested by the DOJ. Many of the so called attacks on this opinion are bs given what occured during the summary judgment.

[badgerpup]

4. So...what's gonna happen next?

Is this going to make a difference, or is this just going to be another frown, headshake and "tsk, tsk"...then back to Business As Usual?