Despite Releasing New NSA Information, Government Still Tries to Block Groundbreaking EFF Case

Despite Releasing New NSA Information, Government Still Tries to Block Groundbreaking EFF Case

U.S. government intelligence officials released previously classified documents over the weekend related to a long-standing EFF case on the constitutionality of the NSA warrantless surveillance programs dating back to the Bush Administration. In a brief filed with the released documents, the Obama Administration claims that litigation in Jewel v. NSA would jeopardize state secrets–a strange claim considering NSA spying is discussed daily in the world's most popular news outlets and even at a presidential press conference last week.