The Supreme Court has declined to proceed with a challenge to the FISA Amendments Act (FAA), which controversially allows warrantless surveillance of American citizens and of others suspected of terrorism. In a 5-4 decision (PDF), the court determined that the civil rights groups who filed the suit do not have standing to do so, meaning that they couldn't establish a concrete or impending injury that would result from the suspected surveillance. Because of this, after nearly five years, this case will go no further.
"Respondents fail to offer any evidence that their communications have been monitored under §1881a."
The question of whether potential surveillance causes concrete harm has been central to whether the case proceeds....
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/26/4031840/supreme-court-rejects-case-against-warrantless-wiretapping-fisa-amendments-act
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