Comments on: State secrets privilege denied in AT&T lawsuit http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/07/23/state-secrets-privilege-denied-in-at/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:19:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: AT&T surveillance lawsuit still alive - Homeland Stupidityhttp://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/07/23/state-secrets-privilege-denied-in-at/#comment-20856 AT&T surveillance lawsuit still alive - Homeland Stupidity Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:05:55 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/07/23/state-secrets-privilege-denied-in-att-lawsuit/#comment-20856 [...] The Department of Justice asserted that litigating the case would reveal national security secrets, causing exceptionally grave damage to the national security, and moved to dismiss the case. In July, U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker denied the government’s motion to dismiss, ruling that “because the very subject matter of this litigation has been so publicly aired . . . dismissing this case at the outset would sacrifice liberty for no apparent enhancement of security.” [...] [...] The Department of Justice asserted that litigating the case would reveal national security secrets, causing exceptionally grave damage to the national security, and moved to dismiss the case. In July, U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker denied the government’s motion to dismiss, ruling that “because the very subject matter of this litigation has been so publicly aired . . . dismissing this case at the outset would sacrifice liberty for no apparent enhancement of security.” [...]

]]> By: Judge rules NSA surveillance program illegal - Homeland Stupidityhttp://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/07/23/state-secrets-privilege-denied-in-at/#comment-14524 Judge rules NSA surveillance program illegal - Homeland Stupidity Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:52:49 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/07/23/state-secrets-privilege-denied-in-att-lawsuit/#comment-14524 [...] In that case, the judge rejected the government’s motion to dismiss under the state secrets privilege, and a number of other lawsuits filed around the country were consolidated with that case in a decision last week. [...] [...] In that case, the judge rejected the government’s motion to dismiss under the state secrets privilege, and a number of other lawsuits filed around the country were consolidated with that case in a decision last week. [...]

]]> By: Carl Mhttp://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/07/23/state-secrets-privilege-denied-in-at/#comment-13396 Carl M Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:24:44 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/07/23/state-secrets-privilege-denied-in-att-lawsuit/#comment-13396 AT&T went away for some time, and was a name that was becomming unpopular. I guess now we see just how AT&T got their "fresh boost". Gov't funds...Stupid AT&T, may you go down hard!! AT&T went away for some time, and was a name that was becomming unpopular. I guess now we see just how AT&T got their “fresh boost”. Gov’t funds…

Stupid AT&T, may you go down hard!!

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