First US appeals court hears argument to shut down NSA database
September 3, 2014
American Civil Liberties Union lawyers made their case against mass surveillance before a three-judge panel on the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. It's the first time a US Appeals Court has considered whether the "bulk telephony" database is constitutional. ACLU lawyer Alex Abdo suggested that even getting the issues debated in the open was a step forward.
First US appeals court hears argument to shut down NSA database