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The Ninth Circuit upholds the dismissal of Hepting v. AT&T, which was the first lawsuit against a telecom for its participation in the NSA's domestic spying program. The court finds that the so-called "retroactive immunity" passed by Congress to stop telecommunications customers from suing the companies is constitutional, in part because the customers could still bring claims against the government.

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Thursday, December 29, 2011 (All day)
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