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NEW YORK — A federal appeals court in New York says law professors and attorneys cannot learn whether a government anti-terrorism program eavesdropped on their conversations.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Wednesday supported the findings of a lower court judge in Manhattan who also rejected the attempt to uncloak the warrantless electronic surveillance system’s targets.
The National Security Agency and the Department of Justice had refused to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request by the plaintiffs.
