American Civil Liberties Union v. Clapper
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 39.778231903243785
Longitude: -100.8801256788983
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- United States
- Decision Date
- 7 de mai. de 2015
- Case Status
- In progress
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Remanded for Decision in Accordance with Ruling
- Keywords
- National Security
- Surveillance
- Judicial Body
- Appellate Court
- Case Number
- 785 F.3d 787
- Case Summary
Plaintiff-Appellants, the American Civil Liberties Union ("ACLU"), appealed a district court's decision, alleging that the collection of telephone metadata without a warrant violated the First and Fourth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that Section 215 of the Patriot Act does not authorize the collection of mass telephone metadata.
- Case Significance
The decision establishes a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
- Source URL
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression
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