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A federal appeals court in New York will hear oral argument on Tuesday in the ACLU's lawsuit fighting for the public’s right to know the legal justifications for government spying.

The Freedom of Information Act suit seeks the release of secret memos written by government lawyers that provided the foundation for the warrantless surveillance of Americans’ international communications. In essence, these memos serve as the law that governs the executive branch. By withholding them, the government is flouting a core principle of democratic society: The law must be public.

https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/privacy-and-surveillance/government-trying-keep-key-nsa-spying-rules-secret [aclu.org]

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