A federal judge struck down the FBI’s authority to issue national security letters in lieu of court-approved warrants when seeking information from telecommunications firms. Not content merely with a decision that peels back some of the farthest reaches of the Patriot Act, the residing judge also bashed Congress for passing a law that had potential to become, “the legislative equivalent of breaking and entering, with an ominous free pass to the hijacking of constitutional values.” (Associated Press)
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