Civil liberties group sues AT&T over alleged cooperation with government wiretapping. Department of Justice: Hearing it would mean exposing information that would help al-Qaida. ACLU says the carrier diverts traffic from its fiber-optic lines to the NSA as part of an illegal antiterrorist surveillance program. Both sides say they would appeal if the decision goes against their wishes. Judge Vaughn Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California heard arguments Friday on motions to have the case dismissed.”]
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