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"Feds defy judge's order in Islamic group case"

"Feds defy judge's order in Islamic group case": Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, "A federal appeals court rejected the Obama administration's attempt Friday to stop a judge in San Francisco from reviewing a challenge to the wiretapping program ordered by former President George W. Bush. Hours later, President Obama's Justice Department filed papers that appeared to defy the judge's order to allow lawyers for an Islamic organization to see a classified surveillance document at the heart of the case. The department said the judge had no power to enforce such an order."

Today in The Los Angeles Times, Carol J. Williams reports that "Wiretapping lawsuit may have its day in court; The Obama administration had tried to halt a case challenging Bush's program of spying on terrorism suspects without first getting court approval."

Marisa Taylor of McClatchy Newspapers reports that "Court rules that warrantless surveillance suit can proceed."

And at Wired.com's "Threat Level" blog, David Kravets has a post titled "Appeals Court Allows Classified Evidence in Spy Case."

You can view yesterday's Ninth Circuit order by clicking here.

Full post as published by How Appealing on February 28, 2009 (boomark / email).