Boy oh boy
This article states:
Since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the Justice Department and FBI have dramatically increased the use of two little-known powers that allow authorities to tap telephones, seize bank and telephone records and obtain other information in counterterrorism investigations with no immediate court oversight, according to officials and newly disclosed documents.
And this one states:
The Supreme Court refused Monday to be drawn into a dispute over the boundaries of a law giving the government broader surveillance authority after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Apparently, the ACLU took the case by filing an appeal on behalf of people who don’t even know the government is monitoring them. The justices won’t let them do that so, at least on the surface, it could make it back to court.
Thanks to Michael and The Idiot over at the Metroblab.
