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Federal Court Rules NSA Bulk Data Collection Illegal

posted by CoolHand on Thursday May 07 2015, @05:42PM   Printer-friendly
from the yay-for-the-courts dept.

AnonTechie writes:

Wired is reporting:

THE UNITED STATES Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on Thursday that the bulk collection of phone metadata by the NSA was illegal under federal law.

Rather than address the constitutionality of the program, the court took a much simpler tack. The decision concludes that the practice is beyond the scope of what the US Congress had in mind when it passed section 215 of the Patriot Act after September 11, 2001.

The case was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and had been dismissed in 2013 by a lower court. Today's ruling vacates that decision, and could pave the way for a full legal challenge of NSA collection methods, which were first brought to light by Edward Snowden.

Also at: The Intercept, EFF, El Reg, BBC, NYT.

 
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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by Anne Nonymous on Thursday May 07 2015, @06:11PM

    by Anne Nonymous (712) on Thursday May 07 2015, @06:11PM (#180009)

    The Supremes? Cease and desist? It's a shame they didn't just tell them to Stop in the Name of Love [youtube.com].

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