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https://scmp.com/news/world/article/1391430/us-judge-rules-nsa-surveillance-programme-lawful
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US judge rules that NSA surveillance programme is lawful

Yesterday's decision that NSA's survillance programme is lawful diverges from a December 16 ruling by US District Judge Richard Leon, who said the "almost Orwellian" programme was likely unconstitutional.

A US judge ruled the National Security Agency's programme that collects records of millions of Americans' phone calls is lawful, rejecting a challenge by the American Civil Liberties Union to the controversial counter-terrorism programme.

Yesterday's decision by US District Judge William Pauley in Manhattan diverges from a December 16 ruling by US District Judge Richard Leon in Washington, D.C., who said the "almost Orwellian" programme was likely unconstitutional.