Appeals Court Rules NSA Phone Program Not Authorized by Patriot Act
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A federal appeals court ruled Thursday the National Security Agency’s controversial collection of millions of Americans’ phone records isn’t authorized by the Patriot Act, as the Bush and Obama administrations have long maintained.
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