This will be big news to those of you following the al-Haramain trial.
In a nutshell, The Obama Administration has followed the Bush Administration lead to cover up illegal wiretapping, arguing that because of "state secrets" American Citizens who were illegally wiretapped have effectively no legal grounds for redress. They have been fighting several lawsuits, but today suffered a setback.
A federal appeals court in San Francisco has just rejected the Bush/Obama argument and a Circuit Court judge overseeing the case will be the first person outside the executive Branch to review documents alleged to prove illegal wiretapping.
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