Glenn Greenwald’s passion for defence of constitutional integrity is immense. But, that passion is strengthened by intimate knowledge of constitutional law. Happily, Salon provides a dynamic forum for Greenwald’s work. Whereas the NY Times covered this particular story with a weak 500-word piece by Eric Lichtblau, Greenwald writes more than four times as much and adds links to related documents and appends updates as the situation evolves. Greenwald describes a lawsuit by an Oregon Islamic charity whose telephone communications with lawyers were recorded. They learned this after federal officials mistakenly handed them transcripts of taped calls. The DOJ has been trying to suppress the case, arguing that any recordings, even if made without warrants, were state secrets. Greenwald fits this case into the national context and demonstrates the Bush administration’s losing record in courts when trying to assert its defense of illegal eavesdropping. He also continues his powerful arguments against congressional moves to pass an updated FISA statute, thereby ensuring that political and corporate lawbreakers are immune from consequences.