NSA's Phone Data Collection Is 'Not Illegal' According To The U.S. Appeals Court

Wall Street Journal: Appeals Court Reverses Judge’s Order Against NSA Phone Surveillance

Case sent back to lower court for further hearings between privacy advocates, government lawyers.

WASHINGTON—A federal appeals court Friday reversed a judge’s order to stop the National Security Agency from collecting phone records, setting the stage for further legal battles between privacy advocates and government lawyers.

The three-judge panel’s ruling comes after Congress has already passed legislation ending the government’s collection of bulk phone records. That program will be replaced by a system in which the phone companies retain the data, which can be searched by the government only when authorized by a court.

More News On Yesterday's Court Ruling On The NSA's Phone Data Collection Program

Appeals court rejects challenge to NSA's ongoing mass collection of phone data -- The Guardian
Court: We Can’t Rule on NSA Bulk Data Collection Because We Don’t Know Whose Data Was Collected -- The Intercept
U.S. court hands win to NSA over metadata collection -- Reuters
Setback for Suit Against N.S.A. on Phone Data -- NYT
NSA phone data collection 'not illegal', US court rules -- BBC
Spy court renews NSA phone records program for last time -- The Hill
Court allows NSA sweep of phone records -- USA Today
NSA Phone Surveillance Ruling Reversed, Court Sides With National Security Agency In Klayman V Obama -- IBTimes
NSA phone-snooping program approved through November -- Washington Times
Why It’s Hard to Sue the NSA: You Have to Prove It Spied on You -- Wired