AP: Judge Won't Dismiss Eavesdropping Suit

[Eugene]

Judge Won't Dismiss Eavesdropping Suit

By TIM FOUGHT
The Associated Press
Thursday, September 7, 2006; 4:21 PM

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A federal judge Thursday rejected a Bush administration
plea to throw out a lawsuit over the government's warrantless wiretapping
program, saying he is not convinced going ahead with the case would harm
national security.

U.S. District Judge Garr King said he recognizes that "disclosing information
regarding the al-Qaida threat" or revealing details of the government's
eavesdropping program "may harm national security."

-snip-

The lawsuit was filed by the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, which had a
chapter in Ashland that went out of business after the U.S. government labeled
it a terrorist organization.

The foundation charged that two of its lawyers and at least one official were
under electronic surveillance in March and April 2004. The foundation asked
King to rule the surveillance a violation of a federal law that requires a
special court to approve intelligence-related wiretapping.

-snip-

Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/07/AR2006090701060.html

[WhiteTara]

1. Yeah!! Another judge weighs in for democracy!

:bounce: so happy

Have some nembutol Monkey. It will help you sleep tonight. If you OD and die in your sleep, no one will mourn, but you won't have to face the music; so don't forget to have a few drinks to wash the pills down.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

6. It still has a pulse, apparently.

[samsingh]

10. thank you Judge

[laylah]

2. WooooHooo! k&r!

[rodeodance]

3. YAPPA DAPPA dOOOOOOOOOOO

[rodeodance]

4. get this the GREATEST----

[ourbluenation]

5. Hot damn...today is a good day.

[Subdivisions]

7. Thank you U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor and

U.S. District Judge Garr King for standing up for what is right and for being brave in the face of the evil which has permeated our ranks.

[Anakin Skywalker]

8. What was it that Tom DeLay or some other wingnut

said about judges like these?

[NotGivingUp]

9. Thank you Judge Garr King. I just watched OutFoxed again...

I needed a lift.