Federal Judge Orders NSA Spy Program Stopped

U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit today found the NSA domestic spying program “without warrant” and violated the First and Fourth Amendments. She ordered it stopped.

“Plaintiffs have prevailed, and the public interest is clear, in this matter. It is the upholding of our Constitution,” wrote the judge. Read the decision here. [PDF, 107kb]

Sweet. Now we can go back to playing terrorist telephone tag with impunity.

[via Cnet] (Thanks to Phil!)

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