Obama adopts same position as Bush on warrantless wiretapping
The Obama administration has asked the court to dismiss a suit challenging surveillance of millions of American citizens, arguing that litigation over wiretapping would reveal “state secrets.” –DB Electronic Frontier Foundation Press Release April 6, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO – The Obama administration formally adopted the Bush administration’s position that the courts cannot judge the legality of the National Security Agency’s (NSA’s) warrantless wiretapping program, filing a motion to dismiss Jewel v. NSA late Friday. In