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U.S. Court Dismisses ACLU Case Against FBI

Via UPI.

A U.S. federal court in the District of Columbia has dismissed a civil-liberties group's request against the FBI.

The ruling marked a defeat for the American Civil Liberties Union in its battle against alleged FBI spying on peace, political and religious activists, National Journal's Technology Daily reported Friday.

On Aug. 9, Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle dismissed an ACLU request from the American Civil Liberties Union to review about 40 pages of redacted documents as part of a two-year crusade to shed light on U.S. government surveillance of Greenpeace, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and other organizations,GovExec.com reported.

ACLU attorney Scott Michelman claimed the ruling was the "tail end of a much larger litigation that has already produced thousands of pages demonstrating that the FBI has been spying" on activists.

In the filing, the ACLU asked the court to make sure the U.S. government was not redacting too much. Huvelle found that the FBI was "playing by the rules," but previous examinations showed that some information had been wrongfully withheld by the Bush administration, Michelman said.

posted by Fergie @ 8/15/2006 03:24:00 PM