ACLU will appeal NY NSA phone surveillance ruling

A civil rights lawyer says the American Civil Liberties Union is very disappointed that a New York judge has found that a government program that collects millions of Americans' telephone records is legal.

Attorney Brett Max Kaufman said the ACLU will appeal Friday's ruling by federal Judge William Pauley in Manhattan. The judge concluded that the program was legal and a valuable part of the nation's efforts to combat the threat of terrorism. The judge said the phone collection program only works because it collects everything.

Kaufman said he hopes a in New York agrees with the reasoning of a Washington D.C. who concluded earlier this month that the program likely violates the Constitution.

© 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Citation: ACLU will appeal NY NSA phone surveillance ruling (2013, December 27) retrieved 19 March 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2013-12-aclu-appeal-ny-nsa-surveillance.html
This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only.

Explore further

Judge's word on NSA program won't be the last

0 shares

Feedback to editors