Federal Court to Review F.B.I.'s Secret Electronic Spying
A federal appeals court this week will review whether the government can secretly conduct electronic surveillance on Americans without first obtaining a warrant.
The case, to be brought before a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Wednesday, could have sweeping digital-privacy implications, and it represents one of the most direct challenges to the legal authority for government spying in the post-Snowden era. Many observers expect the case to ultimately reach the Supreme Court.
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I believe the F.B.I. has done this since it's inception.Hoover would love to be alive with the 'tools' they and the N.S.A. have now.They have always been a rogue department.They are good at creating their own terror plots and grinding innocent people into the ground.