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It's Not A Secret if it's Public Knowledge - Part Two - MacMagus - 07-26-2006
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-07-25-nsa-lawsuit_x.htm
The phone companies broke the law in Missouri if they handed over phone records of Missouri residents to the NSA.
This case (and other similar cases) is likely to be influenced by last week's decision in the EFF/AT&T lawsuit.
http://forums.macresource.com/read/2/137084
Remember: It's not a secret if it's public knowledge.
The federal government sued two members of the Missouri Public Service Commission on Tuesday to stop them from seeking information about customer records that telephone companies may have given to the National Security Agency.
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The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, claims disclosure of any information the Missouri regulatory body wants to obtain could cause "exceptionally grave harm to national security."
Public Service Commission members Robert Clayton and Steve Gaw issued subpoenas last month to find out whether AT&T Inc. supplied Missouri customer information and calling records to the NSA in violation of Missouri privacy rules.
Last month, the Justice Department filed a similar lawsuit against the New Jersey attorney general and other state officials to stop them from obtaining information about phone company cooperation with the NSA.
The Justice Department has said more than 20 lawsuits have been filed around the country charging phone companies with illegally assisting the NSA.