Yesterday's ruling on NSA warrantless eavesdropping

Salon by Glenn Greenwald | Jul. 7, 2007 (Opinion)

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday, by a 2-1 decision, vacated last August's Order of the Order from District Court Judge Anna Diggs Taylor which enjoined the Bush administration from eavesdropping without warrants. Judge Taylor had found that the President's NSA warrantless eavesdropping program violates both the Constitution as well as federal law (FISA). Full Story »

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by Mary Reilly - Oct. 1, 2008

Extremely fair. A good demonstration of how the courts must rule in ways that force legislative clarity or change. He urges that change by demonstrating the absurdity--a catch 22--for calling into account illegal wiretapping by the president. If you can't hold him accountable because the evidence is done in secret then something needs to be changed. Great journalism.