Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation v. George W. Bush
November 22nd, 2006Criminal Law Lecture Series
Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation v. George W. Bush
Steven Goldberg & Ashlee Albies, November 20, 2006
John Kroger | Portland NLG | Letter to Judge King, October 31, 2006 | Hearing Transcript, November 1, 2006
Professor John Kroger introduces Steven Goldberg and Ashlee Albies ‘05, co-counsel in a major lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal government’s warrantless domestic electronic surveillance program.
Goldberg and Albies represent plaintiffs in Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation v. George W. Bush, a case which is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. The plaintiffs allege that their domestic communications were intercepted by the National Security Agency without a warrant and that this violated their constitutional rights. The case is widely regarded as the most important legal challenge to the NSA program in the nation, because, unlike most similar cases, the plaintiffs here appear to be able to establish standing.
The event is co-sponsored by the National Lawyers Guild and the Criminal Law Society. Documents pertaining to this case can be found on the Portland National Lawyer’s Guild website.
A question from the audience may have been deleted by request. The program was held at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on November 20, 2006 and runs 59 minutes 20 seconds.
