Citing WikiLeaks Releases, Plaintiffs Seek Conference In NSA Data Collection Suits

Mealey's (March 9, 2017, 12:52 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C.— Noting purportedly classified documents regarding the Central Intelligence Agency’s surveillance activities, which were released in “document dumps” by WikiLeaks, the plaintiffs in two lawsuits over similar activities by the National Security Agency (NSA) on March 8 moved for an emergency status conference in District of Columbia federal court to address the intelligence community’s continuing violations and to initiate discovery proceedings so the four-year-old lawsuits can move forward (Larry Elliott Klayman, et al. v. Barack Obama, et al., Nos. 1:13-cv-00851 and 1:13-cv-00881, D. D.C.)....