On August 31, 2011, in Seattle, Washington, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard argument in Shubert v. Obama, a case brought by ECBAWM on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Americans whose telephone and e-mail communications were subject to warrantless surveillance by the National Security Agency as part of a massive secret dragnet program. The case was dismissed by District Judge Vaughn Walker in 2010, and the federal government now claims that to further litigate the case would violate the so-called “state secrets privilege.” ECBAWM attorney Ilann Maazel argued on behalf of the plaintiffs, and ECBAWM attorney Adam Pulver joined Mr. Maazel in writing the briefs. The case was argued in conjunction with Jewel v. National Security Agency, a similar case brought by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

“EFF’s Warrantless Wiretapping Cases Back in Court on August 31,” eff.org
“This Week: Appeals Court to Weigh NSA Dragnet Surveillance,” wired.com 

An audio recording of the argument is available here.