July 9th, 2008

Senate Bows to Bush, Approves Surveillance Bill

Pamela Hess, Associated Press

Bowing to President Bush's demands, the Senate sent the White House a bill Wednesday overhauling bitterly disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping and shielding telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans.

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a California civil rights organization, intends to challenge the constitutionality of the immunity provision.

Related Issues: NSA Spying

Related Cases: Al Haramain v. Bush, Hepting v. AT&T

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