Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Retroactive Immunity for Telecoms
Many lawsuits have been filed against various U.S. telecommunication firms. These firms have been violating wiretapping and privacy laws by continuing to monitor calls after the initial surveillance plan for Sept. 11 to monitor calls from potential terrorists. Senator Dodd and Russell Feingold wanted to make an amendment to retroactively strip the immunity from lawsuits that these firms have. Immunity was ultimately preserved.
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