Jewel v. National Security Agency
United States District Court, Northern District of California
965 F. Supp.2d 1090 (2013)
Relevant factsFree
Carolyn Jewel and several other AT&T customers (plaintiffs) sued several government agencies, including the National Security Agency (defendants), for violating their rights through widespread warrantless wiretapping and surveillance conducted after the 9/11 attacks. The district court initially found that Jewel lacked standing, but the appellate court reversed, remanded, and directed the trial court to determine whether the state-secrets privilege barred the lawsuit.
IssueFree
Whether the state-secrets privilege, and in some instances the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, protect sensitive government information from disclosure to protect national security.