Fwd: ACLU sues to stop Bush's domestic spying

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" Civil liberties groups filed lawsuits in two cities Tuesday seeking to

block President Bush's domestic eavesdropping program, arguing the

electronic surveillance of American citizens was unconstitutional.

 

" The U.S. District Court lawsuits were filed in New York by the Center for

Constitutional Rights and in Detroit by the American Civil Liberties

Union.

 

" The New York suit, filed on behalf of the center and individuals, names

President Bush, the head of the National Security Agency, and the heads of

the other major security agencies, challenging the NSA's surveillance of

persons within the United States without judicial approval or statutory

authorization.

 

" It seeks an injunction that would prohibit the government from conducting

surveillance of communications in the United States without warrants. "

 

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http://news./s/ap/20060117/ap_on_re_us/domestic_spying_lawsuit