Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release For Immediate Release: Monday, July 13, 2009 Contact: Rebecca Jeschke Media Relations Director Electronic Frontier Foundation [email protected] +1 415 436-9333 x125 Wednesday Hearing in Government Fight to Silence Warrantless Wiretapping Case EFF Faces Off Against Obama Administration in Jewel v. NSA San Francisco - On Wednesday, July 15, at 10:30 a.m., a federal judge in San Francisco will hear arguments in the government's motion to dismiss Jewel v. NSA, a case from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) challenging dragnet government surveillance of millions of ordinary Americans. The Justice Department moved to dismiss the case in April, arguing that litigation over the warrantless wiretapping program would require the government to disclose privileged "state secrets" -- essentially repeating the arguments made by the Bush Administration in its attempts to block lawsuits over the illegal spying. The Justice Department also claims that the U.S. possesses "sovereign immunity" and cannot be held accountable for illegal surveillance under any federal statutes. In Wednesday's hearing, EFF will argue that the lawsuit cannot be dismissed based on the government's blanket secrecy assertion, as made clear in previous court decisions concerning NSA spying and the CIA's special rendition program, and that the government is not immune against suit for violating federal wiretapping statutes. For more information about attending the hearing, please contact [email protected]. WHAT: Jewel v. NSA hearing on the government's motion to dismiss WHEN: Wednesday July 15, 2009 10:30 a.m. WHERE: 450 Golden Gate Ave., Courtroom 6 San Francisco, CA 94102 For more on Jewel v NSA: http://www.eff.org/cases/jewel For this release: http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2009/07/13 About EFF The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil liberties organization working to protect rights in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF actively encourages and challenges industry and government to support free expression and privacy online. EFF is a member-supported organization and maintains one of the most linked-to websites in the world at http://www.eff.org/ -end-
Wednesday Hearing in Government Fight to Silence Warrantless Wiretapping Case
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