Punch and Jurists

In Re: NSA Telecommunucations Records Litigation, No. 07-0109-VRW (N.D.Cal.) (700 F.Supp.2d 1282) (March 31, 2010) (Judge Vaughn R. Walker) by Here Judge Walker granted the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment in their lawsuit for damages based on claims of being unlawfully wiretapped under the NSA’s Warrantless Surveillance Program, rejecting the …

In Re: NSA Telecommunications Records Litigation, No. MDL No. 06-1791-VRW (N.D.Cal.) (564 F.Supp.2d 1109) (July 2, 2008) (Judge Vaughn R. Walker) by Just as a servile and weak-kneed Congress was capitulating to a petulant President and a powerful lobby of the telecommunications companies who participated in the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping …

Terkel v. AT&T; Corporation, No. 06 C 2837 (N.D.Ill.) (441 F.Supp.2d 899) (July 25, 2006) (Judge Matthew F. Kennelly) by Here Judge Kennelly granted the Government's motion to dismiss this lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the NSA's secret wiretapping program, stating that, due to the state secrets privilege, the plaintiffs …

Hepting v. AT&T; Corporation, No. C-06-672 VRW (N.D.Cal.) (439 F.Supp.2d 974) (July 20, 2006) (Judge Vaughn R. Walker) by The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and various individual plaintiffs filed this class action lawsuit against AT&T Corporation, accusing the telecom giant of violating the law and the privacy of its customers …