Topic: SPY - on July 4, 2007 at 1:51:00 PM CEST
Judge knocks back NYT wiretap documents suit
A US federal judge has ruled in favour of government agencies' refusal to release classified information related to a controversial surveillance programme.
AP reports that a lawsuit filed against the Defense and Justice departments by the New York Times was dismissed, on the grounds that the information withheld was exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
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