Blog No. 24 Whither NSA Metadata: The Judges and the Report to the President (Part I).
On December 16, Judge Richard Leon of the District Court in the District of Columbia issued an opinion in which he found it likely that the collection and analysis of telephone metadata by the National Security Agency is unconstitutional (“the Leon Opinion.”) In Judge Leon’s view, the NSA system appeared to constitute a warrantless “search” in violation of the 4th Amendment. Accordingly, he granted a preliminary injunction against the collection of such data with respect to the plaintiffs in that case (but stayed the injunction pending appeal). Read More »Blog No. 24 Whither NSA Metadata: The Judges and the Report to the President (Part I).