Judge urges quick action in NSA-spying challenge
By Bob Unruh
September 3, 2015
Warning he would not allow the government’s spying on millions of Americans through their cell phones to continue unfettered, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday indicated he’s anxious to move forward quickly in a case that challenges the National Security Agency’s program.The lawsuit was brought by attorney Larry Klayman of Freedom Watch, who waited nearly two years for an appellate court ruling following the initial ruling in 2013 by Judge Richard Leon that the program likely was unconstitutional and nearly “Orwellian.”Klayman told WND after Wednesday’s hearing that the judge advised him to request an expedited mandate from the appellate court and said he could “proceed right now.” Klayman said the judge also advised him to amend the complaint to address concerns raised by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
The judge said he would not let the spying continue.
In a blog at Politico, Josh Gerstein said that in an hour-long hearing, Leon repeatedly urged Klayman to take steps to allow the case to move forward quickly by asking a federal appeals court to formally relinquish control over the appeal.
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