Reefa Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 (edited) In a ruling on federal phone-tracking this week a U.S. District Judge based in New York has ruled that the NSA’s actions thus far have been legal. Judge William Pauley sent a ruling on Friday, the 27th of December, saying the NSA program “represents the government’s counter-punch” in efforts to eliminate al-Qaida network efforts. This ruling dismisses a lawsuit brought on by the American Civil Liberties Union. At this time the ACLU has not sent out comment on the matter, but we’ll expect that they’ll have something to say imminently. The ACLU brought case to a New York court earlier this year after NSA documents were leaked by Edward Snowden. The ACLU suggested that the programs outlined in these documents far exceeded the congressional authority of the Patriot Act, authorized after September 11th, 2001 and reauthorized in the years 2005 and 2010. Judge Pauley’s ruling this week suggests that the government’s efforts have “adapted to confront a new enemy: a terror network capable of orchestrating attacks across the world.” According to SFGate, Judge Pauley suggested that the data-collection programs outlined by Snowden’s documents were part of this new adaptation. At this time it would appear that Judge Pauley’s dismissal of the lawsuit brought on by the ACLU will require the group to seek higher court if they wish to continue. Have a peek at the timeline below to gain greater insight into the ever-expanding world of the NSA’s programs as revealed over the preceding set of months in 2013. Source:http://www.slashgear.com/nsa-phone-surveillance-ruled-legal-by-ny-judge-27310160/ UPDATE: You can now read the full ruling in PDF form courtesy of the ACLU. Judge Pauley’s ruling this week suggests that the government’s efforts have “adapted to confront a new enemy: a terror network capable of orchestrating attacks across the world.” According to SFGate, Judge Pauley suggested that the data-collection programs outlined by Snowden’s documents were part of this new adaptation. At this time it would appear that Judge Pauley’s dismissal of the lawsuit brought on by the ACLU will require the group to seek higher court if they wish to continue. Have a peek at the timeline below to gain greater insight into the ever-expanding world of the NSA’s programs as revealed over the preceding set of months in 2013. Edited December 28, 2013 by F3dupsk1Nup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 This is only district federal judge rule, Supreme Court would squash it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flitox Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 in a democratic society, ONE judge says it is legal :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 judge appointed by bush says it is wrong judge appointed by clinton says it is ok...go figure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janedoe Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 IMO anyone who honestly believes that any of these cases or reviews will result in NSA actually changing its modus operandi is dreaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 About two conflicting Single-Judge Court Decisions: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/closeread/2013/12/judge-pauley-to-the-nsa-go-big.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flitox Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 now let's see if judge William Pauley has a promotion in the near future. a man of such value can only rise from mere mortals who know nothing.judge appointed by bush says it is wrong judge appointed by clinton says it is ok...go figure...lol Bush wants to be president again??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 now let's see if judge William Pauley has a promotion in the near future. a man of such value can only rise from mere mortals who know nothing.judge appointed by bush says it is wrong judge appointed by clinton says it is ok...go figure...lol Bush wants to be president again???actually judges posted by republicans are more likely to take away freedoms or at least be be more hard line than judges posted by democrats.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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