| American Civil Liberties Union v. Clapper | |
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| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| Full case name | American Civil Liberties Union v. Clapper |
| Argued | September 2, 2014 |
| Decided | May 7, 2015 |
| Citation | 785 F.3d 787 |
| Holding | |
| Warrantless telecommunications surveillance is not permitted under the USA Patriot Act (later rectified by the USA Freedom Act). | |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Gerard E. Lynch, Robert D. Sack and Vernon S. Broderick |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Gerard E. Lynch |
| Laws applied | |
| USA Patriot Act, USA Freedom Act, Fourth Amendment | |
 National Security Agency surveillance |
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American Civil Liberties Union v. Clapper, 785 F.3d 787 (2nd Cir., 2015), was a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and its affiliate, the New York Civil Liberties Union, against the United States federal government as represented by then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. The ACLU challenged the legality and constitutionality of the National Security Agency's (NSA) bulk phone metadata collection program.[1]
The challenge was initially rejected in District Court, but that ruling was overturned at the Circuit Court level.[2] However, this particular ruling later became moot when the U.S. Congress clarified NSA surveillance procedures in the USA Freedom Act of 2015.[3]
- ^ American Civil Liberties Union v. Clapper, 785 F. 3d 787 (2nd. Cir., 2015).
- ^ "U.S. NSA domestic phone spying program illegal: appeals court". Reuters. May 7, 2015.
- ^ "USA Freedom Act Would Leash the National Security Agency". Businessweek. Bloomberg. October 31, 2013. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2014.