Bush domestic spying program to be tested in fed court in Detroit
Lebanese immigrant in Ypsilanti is among those claiming surveillance violates civil rights
Detroit News
June 12
By Gregg Krupa
For the first time in open court, the Bush administration will defend the constitutionality of a domestic spying program operated by the National Security Agency during a hearing today in U.S. District Court. "Federal appellate courts have previously held that it is not unreasonable for the president of the United States to conduct searches and seizure without a search warrant when his motive for the search or seizure is national security," said Henry Karlson, professor of law at the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis.
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