US Federal Judge Upholds NSA Phone Surveillance Program

A U.S. federal judge has ruled that the National Security Agency's telephone surveillance program is legal and useful in fighting terrorism..District Judge William Pauley said in a written statement Friday that the bulk collection of telephone records is a "counter-punch" to terrorism that does not violate Americans' privacy rights. Pauley dismissed a lawsuit filed in Manhattan (New York) by the American Civil Liberties Union to challenge the program. His ruling...

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