District Court Judge To Hear Eavesdropping Lawsuit
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Lawyers for the federal government will defend in court today the Bush administration’s program of eavesdropping on suspected terrorists.
Oral argument in a lawsuit challenging the program on behalf of several attorneys is scheduled for 2 p.m. today before Judge Gerard Lynch of U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
The court hearing comes almost three weeks after a district judge in Detroit, Anna Diggs Taylor, ruled that the program is unconstitutional.
The Bush administration has said the electronic eavesdropping — which is done without a court warrant — is vital to preventing another terrorist attack.
The lawyers who brought the New York lawsuit are represented by the Manhattan-based Center for Constitutional Rights.
