Related Issues: NSA Spying
Al Haramain v. Bush
This case alleges targeting of the leaders of an Islamic charity and their lawyers by the admitted, targeted warrantless wiretapping by the NSA. It is based on a document that was accidentally disclosed to the plaintiffs by the government that the plaintiffs allege demonstrates that they were subjected to warrantless wiretapping (the exact facts are held under tight seal).
Documents
District Court
- June 18, 2009 Stipulation and request for briefing schedule[PDF, 64.16 KB]
- June 5, 2009 Briefing order[PDF, 26.88 KB]
- June 3, 2009 Minute order[PDF, 63.78 KB]
- May 29, 2009 Gov't Defs Response to Court's Order to Show Cause of May 22, 2009 [Dkt 6/20/90][PDF, 620.99 KB]
- Pltfs Memorandum Addressing Appropriateness and Feasibility of Mtn by Pltfs for Summary Judgment of Liability Under 50 USC §1810[PDF, 158.67 KB]
- May 22, 2009 Judge's order to show cause[PDF, 117.29 KB]
- May 15, 2009 Joint submission in response to April 17 order[PDF, 116.98 KB]
- April 30, 2009 Stipulation to extend response date[PDF, 22.14 KB]
- April 24, 2009 Clerk's letter[PDF, 15.21 KB]
- April 23, 2009 Mandate[PDF, 36.83 KB]
- April 17, 2009 Order directing parties to submit a stipulated protective order[PDF, 29.30 KB]
- March 3, 2009 Copy of order denying appeal from 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals[PDF, 29.35 KB]
- February 27, 2009 Government response to court orders[PDF, 56.62 KB]
- Government's report on declassification review[PDF, 15.06 KB]
- Brand declaration[PDF, 191.50 KB]
- Government's notice of lodging classified Brand declaration in camera[PDF, 12.50 KB]
- Government's notice of lodging classified Coppolino declaration in camera[PDF, 12.51 KB]
- Government's notice of lodging classified Gacki declaration in camera[PDF, 12.53 KB]
- Government's notice of lodging classified Hackett declaration in camera[PDF, 12.55 KB]
- Hackett declaration[PDF, 603.23 KB]
- February 20, 2009 Order granting government's motion to extend time[PDF, 35.68 KB]
- February 19, 2009 Government's unapposed motion to extend time[PDF, 15.20 KB]
- Order to address court's authority[PDF, 25.78 KB]
- February 18, 2009 Case management statement[PDF, 94.23 KB]
- Notice of government appeal to the 9th circuit[PDF, 146.72 KB]
- February 13, 2009 Order denying request for appeal and stay[PDF, 29.74 KB]
- February 11, 2009 Government's reply in support of motion to stay[PDF, 65.29 KB]
- February 6, 2009 Plaintiffs' opposition to government's motion to stay[PDF, 1.18 MB]
- January 22, 2009 Defendant's case management statement[PDF, 71.46 KB]
- January 20, 2009 Plantiffs' case management statement[PDF, 698.81 KB]
- January 19, 2009 Government notice of filing correspondence[PDF, 31.85 KB]
- Government's motion for stay pending appeal[PDF, 79.80 KB]
- January 16, 2009 Government's notice of appeal[PDF, 13.28 KB]
- January 6, 2009 Case management conference notice[PDF, 62.99 KB]
- January 5, 2009 Order denying government's motion to dismiss[PDF, 99.28 KB]
- December 3, 2008 Minute order for Dec. 2 hearing [PDF, 65.51 KB]
- November 14, 2008 Al-Haramain reply to government opposition to discovery motion[PDF, 1.52 MB]
- Government reply in support of third motion to dismiss[PDF, 67.50 KB]
- October 23, 2008 Al-Haramain opposition to third motion to dismiss[PDF, 2.48 MB]
- Government opposition to discovery motion[PDF, 102.87 KB]
- September 30, 2008 Al-Haramain discovery motion[PDF, 1.96 MB]
- Belew declaration in support of discovery motion[PDF, 171.88 KB]
- Civil Minute Order[PDF, 65.30 KB]
- Defendants' third motion to dismiss[PDF, 278.06 KB]
- Exhibits 01-12[PDF, 3.93 MB]
- Exhibits 13-19[PDF, 3.83 MB]
- Index of exhibits[PDF, 55.05 KB]
- Eisenberg declaration in support of discovery motion[PDF, 221.11 KB]
- Eisenberg exhibits A-H[PDF, 2.33 MB]
- Eisenberg exhibits I-P[PDF, 2.90 MB]
- Eisenberg exhibits Q-V[PDF, 1.95 MB]
- Eisenberg exhibits W-CC[PDF, 2.64 MB]
- Ghafoor declaration in support of discovery motion[PDF, 183.78 KB]
- Kadidal declaration in support of discovery motion[PDF, 159.63 KB]
- September 12, 2008 Civil Minute Order[PDF, 60.16 KB]
- August 18, 2008 Joint case management statement[PDF, 42.83 KB]
- July 31, 2008 Stipulation to extend time[PDF, 20.71 KB]
- July 29, 2008 First amended complaint[PDF, 123.98 KB]
- July 2, 2008
Judge's Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion to Dismiss[PDF, 428.19 KB]
- Order correcting typographical errors[PDF, 19.85 KB]
- April 23, 2008 Minute Order[PDF, 65.33 KB]
- April 22, 2008 Defendants' opposition to motion to extend time for personal service[PDF, 86.14 KB]
- April 17, 2008 Plaintiffs' notice to extend time for service[PDF, 74.47 KB]
- April 14, 2008
Defendants' reply in support of motion to dismiss[PDF, 262.54 KB]
- Exhibit 01[PDF, 1.52 MB]
- Exhibit 02[PDF, 964.09 KB]
- Exhibit 03[PDF, 741.46 KB]
- Exhibit 04[PDF, 730.68 KB]
- Plaintiffs' answer to telecom amicus[PDF, 97.88 KB]
- April 7, 2008
Amicus brief of MDL plaintiffs addressing FISA[PDF, 474.63 KB]
- Declaration of Jennifer L. Kelly [PDF, 18.32 KB]
- Exhibit 01[PDF, 279.10 KB]
- Exhibit 02[PDF, 176.45 KB]
- Exhibit 03[PDF, 273.74 KB]
- Exhibit 04[PDF, 447.47 KB]
- Exhibit 05[PDF, 1.50 MB]
- Exhibit 06[PDF, 1.49 MB]
- Exhibit 07[PDF, 582.77 KB]
- Exhibit 08[PDF, 132.81 KB]
- Exhibit 09[PDF, 773.51 KB]
- Exhibit 10[PDF, 361.37 KB]
- Exhibit 11[PDF, 383.07 KB]
- Exhibit 12[PDF, 405.16 KB]
- Exhibit 13[PDF, 299.91 KB]
- Exhibit 14[PDF, 379.33 KB]
- Exhibit 15[PDF, 351.35 KB]
- Exhibit 16[PDF, 2.12 MB]
- Exhibit 17[PDF, 1.16 MB]
- Exhibit 18[PDF, 67.52 KB]
- Exhibit 19[PDF, 145.24 KB]
- Amicus brief of telecom defendants addressing FISA[PDF, 119.59 KB]
- March 28, 2008
Plaintiffs' opposition to defendants' second motion to dismiss[PDF, 241.13 KB]
- Eisenberg declaration[PDF, 108.16 KB]
- Exhibit A-H[PDF, 3.13 MB]
- Exhibit K[PDF, 150.56 KB]
- March 14, 2008 Defendants' Motion to Dismiss[PDF, 124.59 KB]
- Defendants' Notice of Lodging In Camera, Ex Parte Submission[PDF, 13.27 KB]
- February 7, 2008 Civil Minute Order[PDF, 67.85 KB]
- February 6, 2008 Defendants' Case Management Statement[PDF, 35.47 KB]
- February 4, 2008 Plaintiffs' Supplemental Case Management Statement [PDF, 67.92 KB]
Al-Haramain Appeal to the 9th Circuit
- November 16, 2007 Order to remand Al-Haramain v. Bush[PDF, 121.57 KB]
- August 30, 2007 Al Haramain Plaintiffs' Letter to Court Submitting Additional Authorities Regarding Privileges[PDF, 114.45 KB]
- August 15, 2007 Unofficial transcript of 9th Circuit hearing in Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation v. Bush[PDF, 0 B]
- August 7, 2007 Government Response to Al Haramain Supplemental Authority In Re Sealed Case[PDF, 82.00 KB]
- August 6, 2007 Al Haramain Plaintiffs Letter re: New FISA law[PDF, 1.43 MB]
- July 26, 2007 Al Harmain Plaintiffs' Letter In Re Sealed Case[PDF, 113.96 KB]
- July 20, 2007 U.S. Unclassified Government Reply Brief in the 9th Circuit in Al-Haramain v. Bush[PDF, 1.33 MB]
- July 3, 2007 Al-Haramain opposition in 9th Circuit appeal[PDF, 1.19 MB]
- June 9, 2007 U.S. notice of filing of classified brief in 9th Circuit appeal of Al Haramain[PDF, 66.86 KB]
- U.S. proposal for protecting classified information in Al-Haramain[PDF, 249.54 KB]
- U.S. unclassified brief in 9th Circuit appeal of Al-Haramain[PDF, 1.69 MB]
- U.S. unclassified excerpts of record[PDF, 3.04 MB]
Press Releases
Deeplinks Posts
- May 22, 2009 Judge Takes Government to Task in Al-Haramain Spying Case
- February 27, 2009 Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Denies Government Appeal in Al-Haramain Warrantless Wiretapping Case
- January 05, 2009 Al-Haramain Warrantless Spying Case Can Proceed
- July 02, 2008 Breaking News: Court Holds That FISA Preempts State Secret Privilege
In The News
- WIRED NEWS | February 27, 2009 Appeals Court Allows Classified Evidence in Spy Case
- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE | January 19, 2009 Illegal wire-tapping suit now in Obama's court
- WIRED NEWS | January 05, 2009 Judge: 'Sufficient Facts' Exist That U.S. Spied on Islamic Charity Lawyers
- ASSOCIATED PRESS | July 09, 2008 Senate Bows to Bush, Approves Surveillance Bill
- WIRED NEWS | June 09, 2008 McCain's Ties To Telecoms Questioned After Wiretapping Flip-Flop
- CNET NEWS | May 30, 2008 Congress May OK 'Compromise' Bill to Derail Spying Lawsuits
- POLITICO | May 20, 2008 Boehner's Wiretapping Stance Draws Ire
- CNN | May 14, 2008 US Congress, White House Seek Deal On Phone Co Immunity
- NEWSWEEK | April 30, 2008 Just Between Us
- ARS TECHNICA | April 25, 2008 Senators Seek to Stymie State Secret Shenanigans
