9th Amendment – Bill of RIGHTS – US Constitution …..
“The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people”
So easy a caveman can rule against it!
The Supreme Court rejected a challenge launched by privacy advocates against the National Security Agency’s phone spying program, The New York Times reports.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), a public interest research center, filed a challenge with the Supreme Court in July arguing that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) exceeded its jurisdiction by authorizing the NSA’s bulk phone-records collection program.
The formerly clandestine program was thrust into the spotlight in June by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s disclosure to The Guardian regarding a secret court order reauthorizing the agency’s collection of U.S. phone records of Verizon Business Network Services.
On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected EPIC’s petition without giving a reason, reports The New York Times.
“The justices gave no reason for rejecting the group’s petition, but the unusual procedure of bypassing the lower courts probably played a role. Other, more conventional challenges to government surveillance programs are pending,” writes the publication.
On Oct. 11, the FISC reauthorized the NSA program for another 90 days.
Read more: Daily Caller