Federal judge dismisses domestic spying suits against telecoms
A federal judge ruled that telecoms enjoyed immunity from suits for their participation in warrantless wiretapping. The EFF and the ACLU plan to appeal the decision saying the immunity granted by Congress is unconstitutional. -DB Electronic Frontier Foundation Press Release June 3, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge today dismissed dozens of lawsuits over illegal domestic surveillance of American citizens, ruling that telecommunications companies had immunity from liability under the controversial FISA Amendments Act