Richard Leon

Federal Judge Rules NSA Bulk Phone Data Collection Likely Unconstitutional

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U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon ruled in Klayman v. Obama that the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of American telephone metadata likely violated the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures. In a strongly-worded 68-page opinion, Judge Leon …

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