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Re: [privacy] 7th Circuit Ruling Expands Use of FISA Wiretaps
From: Gregory Hicks <ghicks () well com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 23:05:08 -0800 (PST)
From: "Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net> Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 21:37:42 GMT Via Law.com. [snip] Federal prosecutors may use wiretap evidence obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in spy cases for criminal prosecutions unrelated to the original espionage purpose of the wiretap, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held.
[...]
"I think this holding makes it virtually impossible to challenge a FISA search," said Geis. "This pretty much makes it bulletproof."
And this surprised us... Why?
[snip] More: http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1167732121464 - - ferg -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.5.2 (Build 4075) wj8DBQFFnCIgq1pz9mNUZTMRAp1CAKDmwNllOzzBj2HNBewrHa0ZNC1d+ACfVX2N EpXA9O5jfl1gMPBDhIEbjCo= =eLDo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg(at)netzero.net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ privacy mailing list privacy () whitestar linuxbox org http://www.whitestar.linuxbox.org/mailman/listinfo/privacy
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