RULING ON NSA WIRETAPS LIKELY TO BE OVERTURNED

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Senior U.S. Dist. Judge Anna Taylor抯 ruling against the NSA surveillance program won抰 stand up, said some legal experts. Although he agreed with the court that the program is illegal, Jack Balkin, dir.-Information Society Project at Yale Law School, said much of the opinion 搃s disappointing, and I would even suggest, a bit confused. It is quite clear that the government will appeal this opinion... because the court抯 opinion, quite frankly, has so many holes in it.?President Bush said Fri.: 揑 would say that those who herald this decision simply do not understand the nature of the world in which we live. This country of ours is at war and we must give those whose responsibility it is to protect the United States the tools necessary to protect this country in a time of war.?Judge Taylor has scheduled a hearing for the case on Sept. 7, and until then NSA surveillance will continue.