WASHINGTON — In a 5 to 4 decision that broke along ideological lines, the Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back a challenge to a federal law that authorized intercepting international communications involving Americans.
Writing for the majority, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. said that the journalists, lawyers, and human rights advocates who challenged the constitutionality of the law could not show they had been harmed by it and so lacked standing to sue. Their fear that they would be subject to surveillance in the future was too speculative to establish standing, he wrote.
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And now the goverment allows warrantless interception of email and let's not forget the Patriot's Act, which is as unpatriotic as you can get. Hello, we are the polce and we are taking you away for no stated reason.Oh, I see officer.