A federal judge in New York has ruled that a massive federal
phone-tracking program is legal.
U.S. District Judge William Pauley issued the decision
Friday. He says the program “represents the government’s counter-punch” to
eliminate al-Qaida’s terror network by connecting fragmented and fleeting
communications.
In ruling, the judge noted the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
and how the phone data-collection system could have helped investigators
connect the dots before the attacks occurred.
He says the government learned from its mistake and “adapted
to confront a new enemy: a terror network capable of orchestrating attacks
across the world.” He said the data-collection program was part of the
adjustment.
He dismissed a lawsuit brought by the American Civil
Liberties Union. The ACLU did not immediately respond to a message for comment.
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