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6/11/13, "ACLU Sues Over NSA Phone Records Program," AP, via ABC News
"Two prominent civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit against the
National Security Agency over its program that reportedly collects the
telephone records of millions of American customers of Verizon.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties
Union say in a lawsuit filed in federal court Tuesday that the program
violates First Amendment rights of free speech and association. It also
alleges the program violates Fourth Amendment rights to privacy.
The lawsuit additionally alleges the government's program exceeds Congress' authority.
ACLU Deputy Legal Director Jameel Jaffer says the program is the same as
requiring Americans to give the government a "daily report" of their
activities and conversations. President Barack Obama has defended the program and says privacy must be balanced with security." via Free Republic
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