A federal judge in Oregon has ruled that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, as amended by the Patriot act, is unconstitutional because it grants the government the power to conduct surveillance on American citizens without first establishing probable cause. From MSNBC:
"Portland attorney Brandon Mayfield sought the ruling in a lawsuit against the federal government after he was mistakenly linked by the FBI to the Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people in 2004."
Read the whole story here. (Thanks Matt)
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Portion of Patriot Act Ruled Unconstitutional
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