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FISA Court's Appointed Advocate Not Allowing Government's 'National Security' Assertions To Go Uncha

Accepted submission by exec at 2015-12-11 20:11:47
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"exec" writes:

The appointment of a FISA Court amicus to argue on behalf of the American public -- part of the surveillance reforms contained in the USA Freedom Act -- seems to be working out pretty well. FISC judge Michael Mosman appointed Washington DC attorney...

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151210/08175733048/fisa-courts-appointed-advocate-not-allowing-governments-national-security-assertions-to-go-unchallenged.shtml [techdirt.com]

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