INQUIRER.net: Judge rules secret FBI letters unconstitutional

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Judge rules secret FBI letters unconstitutional Mar 16th 2013, 02:26 SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has ruled that the FBI's practice of issuing so-called national security letters to banks, phone companies and other businesses is unconstitutional, saying the secretive demands for customer data violate the First Amendment. The FBI almost always bars recipients of the letters from disclosing to anyone — including customers — that they have even received the demands, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said in the ruling released Friday. The government has failed to show that the letters and the blanket non-disclosure policy "serve the compelling need of national security," and the gag order creates "too large a danger that speech is being unnece... Keep on reading: Judge rules secret FBI letters unconstitutional Media files: san-francisco.jpg (image/jpeg)

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