New York : A US district judge in New York ruled today that controversial telephone surveillance by the National Security Agency was lawful and a vital component of the war on Al-Qaeda.
The ruling from Judge William Pauley of the southern district court in New York came 10 days after a US federal judge in Washington deemed the NSA surveillance probably unconstitutional.
"The question for this court is whether the government's bulk telephony metadata program is lawful. This court finds it is," said the 54-page ruling.
"Technology allowed Al-Qaeda to operate decentralised and plot international terrorist attacks remotely," he wrote.
The ruling from Judge William Pauley of the southern district court in New York came 10 days after a US federal judge in Washington deemed the NSA surveillance probably unconstitutional.
"The question for this court is whether the government's bulk telephony metadata program is lawful. This court finds it is," said the 54-page ruling.
"Technology allowed Al-Qaeda to operate decentralised and plot international terrorist attacks remotely," he wrote.
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