Court throws out spying lawsuit – Politics – MSNBC.com

An appellate court has essentially thrown out the case brought by the ACLU against the federal government for warrantless spying on American citizens. Not surprisingly the decision was split down party lines with the Republican majority voting to deny the case on the grounds that the plaintiffs had no evidence that they had been spied on. (since the program and any information related to it are secret, there is no way to know for certain who has been spied on) The fact that it was thrown out on those grounds leaves the question of legality open for a future court to decide. The ACLU expressed their disappointment with the decision in a press release, but did not specify whether or not they would pursue the case.