Klayman v. Obama
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
957 F.Supp.2d 1 (2013)
- Written by Rose VanHofwegen, JD
Facts
The National Security Agency (NSA) conducted a surveillance and intelligence-gathering program that collected data from telecommunications and internet companies about hundreds of millions of Americans’ activities. Larry Klayman and other cellular or internet subscribers brought related lawsuits challenging the data collection as an unconstitutional search and requested a preliminary injunction. The government argued the program was justified because it identified terrorist operatives and prevented terrorist attacks faster than other investigative methods. But the government cited no instances in which metadata collection prevented an imminent terrorist attack. Instead, other investigative techniques had already discovered terrorist activities before the government used metadata to confirm or link terrorist ties. NSA Assistant Director Holley conceded that analyzing bulk metadata only sometimes provided information earlier than other investigative tactics.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Leon, J.)
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