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August 1, 2006
August 01, 2006

We are able to report two new developments concerning the ACLU of Illinois' efforts to hold telephone giant AT&T accountable for sharing information about their customers with the government without appropriate authorization. Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly granted a motion by the United States Department of Justice to dismiss a lawsuit because of the need to protect "state secrets" - even though information about the program in question already was reported in detailed by numerous media outlets and discussed by members of Congress. read more »


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