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Defend America on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 6:09:57 PM
Judge: Feds Illegally Wiretapped Islamic Charity
Judge: Feds illegally wiretapped Islamic charity without search warrant in terror probe
By PAUL ELIAS Associated Press Writer
SAN FRANCISCO March 31, 2010 (AP)
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that government investigators illegally
wiretapped the phone conversations of an Islamic charity and two
American lawyers without a search warrant.
U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker said the plaintiffs have
provided enough evidence to show "they were subjected to warrantless
electronic surveillance."
At issue was a 2006 lawsuit challenging the Bush administration's
so-called Terrorist Surveillance Program. The lawsuit was filed by the
Ashland, Ore., branch of the Saudi-based Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation
and two American lawyers Wendell Belew and Asim Ghafoor.
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