Monday, February 20, 2006

DOJ ordered to release spying records

A federal judge <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1928112,00.asp?kc=ewnws021706dtx1k0000599">ordered the Department of Justice to release records</A> related to the National Security Agency's warrantless domestic spying program by March 8, or else explain the legal basis under which the records cannot be released. The order was handed down Feb. 16 in a case brought against the Justice Department by the Electronic Privacy Information Center. EPIC requested the documents in December under the Freedom of Information Act, after the New York Times reported that President Bush authorized the NSA to conduct electronic surveillance of people in the United States without a court order.

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