Researchers ask federal court to unseal years of surveillance records
Of Interest 2016-10-08
Summary:
Location
United States
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Date published:
September 30, 2016
"Two lawyers and legal researchers based at Stanford University have formally asked a federal court in San Francisco to unseal numerous records of surveillance-related cases, as a way to better understand how authorities seek such powers from judges. This courthouse is responsible for the entire Northern District of California, which includes the region where tech companies such as Twitter, Apple, and Google, are based.