Since the dragnet spying program first came to light, we have been fighting for the chance to have a court determine whether it is legal… Today, the Ninth Circuit has given us that chance, and we look forward to proving the program is an unconstitutional and illegal violation of the rights of millions of ordinary Americans.
— Electronic Frontier Foundation legal director Cindy Cohn, responding to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to deny the federal government’s attempt to squash its lawsuit against the NSA for its warantless wiretapping program.