Court Rules NSA Bulk Metadata Collection Illegal
A 2nd Circuit panel rejected the government’s broad interpretation of its surveillance authority. The court said bulk metadata on nearly all Americans cannot be justified as relevant to any specific investigation and warned against expanding government data repositories into financial, medical, and electronic records. The ruling cites concerns over privacy erosion and echoes prior data collection limits.
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Ruling on NSA data dragnet sparks Patriot Act tempers
A federal appeals court ruling finds NSA bulk phone data collection illegal as Congress weighs reauthorizing the Patriot Act. The House passed the USA Freedom Act to end the program. Senate plans split with competing renewals and bills to curb or extend the law.
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Lindsey Graham says he is 98.6 percent likely to run for president and would veto bills without a pathway to citizenship. He notes Clinton’s push for a citizenship path, while other Republicans demand border security first. He criticizes rivals including Rubio and Bush on how to handle the 11 million undocumented residents.
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