In Re National Security Agency Telecommunications Records Litigation.

In Re NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS RECORDS LITIGATION

Good Law

633 F. Supp. 2d 892·2007 WL 2127345

United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaJuly 24, 2007MDL Docket 06-1791 VRWCalifornia9,006 words

Opinion

Walker, J.

ORDER

The government seeks to enjoin state officials in Missouri, Maine, New Jersey, Connecticut and Vermont from investigating various telecommunication carriers concerning their alleged disclosure of customer telephone records to the National Security Agency (NSA) based on the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, the foreign affairs power of the federal government and the state secrets privilege.

Before these cases were transferred to this court by the Judicial Panel on Multi-district Litigation (JPML) on February 15, 2007, the government and various defendants filed cross motions for dismissal and summary judgment. With the exception of reply briefs in the Connecticut and Vermont cases, these motions were fully briefed prior to transfer. The court’s scheduling order directed the parties to complete briefing in the Connecticut and Vermont cases and permitted the government and state officials to submit consolidated briefs addressing Ninth Circuit law and other issues not previously briefed. Doc # 219.

The government seeks summary judgment on the ground that the states’ investigations are barred by the Supremacy Clause and the foreign affairs power of the…

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Judges

Vaughn R. Walker

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