In a 44-page memorandum and order, U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, -- who is based in Detroit, Michigan --struck down the National Security Agency's program, which she said violates the rights to free speech and privacy.
Also, please enjoy this lovely CNN graphic accompanying the story:
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/POLITICS/08/17/domesticspying.lawsuit/story.nsa.spying.jpg
have fun with the semiotics/deconstruction/etc of that one.
― kingfish in absentia (kingfish), Thursday, 17 August 2006 16:13 (seventeen years ago) link
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― kingfish in absentia (kingfish), Thursday, 17 August 2006 16:16 (seventeen years ago) link
ITS IN TEH SHADOWZ
― jhoshea (jhoshea), Thursday, 17 August 2006 16:22 (seventeen years ago) link
So, so far we have - (1) the Judge was appointed by Jimmy Carter; (2) the Judge is African-American and works on "civil rights" matters; (3) she is insane; (4) she does not take terrorism seriously; (5) this is a victory for the terrorist; (6) President Bush should defy the Order.
oh yeah, and NRO fucks decry this as a Terrorist-Friendly Ruling
― kingfish in absentia (kingfish), Thursday, 17 August 2006 18:05 (seventeen years ago) link