Federal judge orders end to wiretap program

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14393611/

"Updated: 1:07 p.m. ET Aug. 17, 2006

DETROIT - A federal judge ruled Thursday that the government’s warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it.

U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit became the first judge to strike down the National Security Agency's program, which she says violates the rights to free speech and privacy.

“Plaintiffs have prevailed, and the public interest is clear, in this matter. It is the upholding of our Constitution,” Taylor wrote in her 43-page opinion."

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/17/dom…suit/index.html

(Read the complete ruling: http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/images/08/17/nsa.lawsuit.pdf )

(Read the rest of the article here - http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,211810,00.html ) :

"Bush Administration Asks Judge to Delay Ruling on NSA Surveillance Program

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration on Friday asked a federal judge to delay enforcing her order for a halt to the government's warrantless communications surveillance program."

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"The American Civil Liberties Union, which brought the suit along with 11 other parties, will oppose a stay, but agreed to delay enforcement of the injunction until Taylor hears arguments Sept. 7."