Wikimedia, NSA Debate 9th Circuit Case’s Relevance In Upstream Surveillance Suit

Mealey's (September 7, 2021, 1:12 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — Six months after the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a dispute over whether the state secrets privilege precludes in camera review of documents that purportedly establish Wikimedia Foundation’s constitutional claims over surveillance activities of the National Security Agency (NSA), Wikimedia on Sept. 2 filed a brief arguing that a recent Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals surveillance-related suit is very different from, and therefore inapplicable to, the present case....