U.S. government sued over NSA spying
`The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed lawsuits on Tuesday against the Bush Administration for conducting wiretaps of American citizens without judicial oversight. [..]
The lawsuits add to the controversy surrounding the Bush Administration’s contention that the United States is at war and that status gives the president the right to void legal and constitutional protections for U.S. citizens. [..]’