WaPo: Another federal judge rules on legality of NSA surveillance by Orin Kerr:<\/p>\n
The opinion is Smith v. Obama<\/a> from Judge Winmill of the District of Idaho. Judge Winmill concludes that the NSA program complies with the Fourth Amendment as a matter of precedent, but then expresses the view that the Ninth Circuit and the Supreme Court should change their precedent so as to deem the NSA program unconstitutional. Unlike Klayman from Judge Leon in DC<\/a> and Clapper from Judge Pauley in New York<\/a>, the Smith opinion from Idaho is very brief. The whole opinion is only eight pages, and the bulk of the reasoning is only a page or two. From the opinion:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Smith v. Obama<\/a>, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76344 (D. Idaho June 3, 2014).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WaPo: Another federal judge rules on legality of NSA surveillance by Orin Kerr: The opinion is Smith v. Obama from Judge Winmill of the District of Idaho. Judge Winmill concludes that the NSA program complies with the Fourth Amendment as … Continue reading