U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Jewel v. National Security Agency, 4:08-cv-04373 (N.D. Cal.)

Court docket · written 18 September 2008 · released 18 September 2008

Why this matters

A 13-year challenge to NSA dragnet surveillance by AT&T customers, which ended when courts accepted the government's state-secrets defense. The docket includes declassified government declarations and whistleblower affidavits. A complete record of how courts handled bulk surveillance.

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Cold War Signals Intelligence

Thirteen years of litigation, ended by the state-secrets privilege.

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. "Jewel v. National Security Agency, 4:08-cv-04373 (N.D. Cal.)." 18 September 2008. Released 18 September 2008. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4175713/jewel-v-national-security-agency/ (accessed via The Quiet Archive, QA-0093).

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