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    Judge Rules Warrantless Surveillance Unconstitutional

    In Detroit, US District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor has ruled that warrantless wiretapping by the National Security Agency is unconstitutional , violating the rights to free speech and privacy and the separation of executive and congressional powers.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    warrantless wiretapping by the National Security Agency is unconstitutional, violating the rights to free speech and privacy and the separation of executive and congressional powers. Evan Caminker, Dean and Professor of American Constitutional Law at the University of Michigan Law School, served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Clinton Administration.

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    After Southern Lebanon, What about the Palestinians?
    1. 6:00Judge Rules Warrantless Surveillance UnconstitutionalYou’re reading this
    2. 12:00After Southern Lebanon, What about the Palestinians?
    3. 50:00Head of Mexican Drug Cartel Arrested
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