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<b>Online Exclusive:</b> NSA Surveillance Decision Questioned on Conflict of Interest Grounds
Conservative legal group Judicial Watch charged that U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, who last week struck down the National Security Agency's ('NSA') warrantless wiretapping program, has an undisclosed link with the ACLU, which brought the action against the NSA. Judicial Watch pointed to the judge's participation as a trustee and board membership in the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan, which has made grants totaling $45,000 to the ACLU in the past 3 years.
'This potential conflict of interest merits serious investigation,' said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. 'If Judge Diggs Taylor failed to disclose this link to a plaintiff in a case before her court, it would certainly call into question her judgment.'
Judge Diggs Taylor was appointed by Jimmy Carter, and her decisions have been criticized by conservative groups in the past.
The decision in ACLU v. National Security Agency has been appealed by the Justice Department, but the Department has not said whether its appeal will seek consideration of the conflict of interest issue.
One of the most interesting online discussions about whether Judge Diggs Taylor has a conflict of interest is taking place on the QandO Blog, a blog with a libertarian perspective. The discussion can be found at www.qando.net/details.aspx?Entry=4468.
Conservative legal group Judicial Watch charged that U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, who last week struck down the National Security Agency's ('NSA') warrantless wiretapping program, has an undisclosed link with the ACLU, which brought the action against the NSA. Judicial Watch pointed to the judge's participation as a trustee and board membership in the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan, which has made grants totaling $45,000 to the ACLU in the past 3 years.
'This potential conflict of interest merits serious investigation,' said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. 'If Judge Diggs Taylor failed to disclose this link to a plaintiff in a case before her court, it would certainly call into question her judgment.'
Judge Diggs Taylor was appointed by Jimmy Carter, and her decisions have been criticized by conservative groups in the past.
The decision in ACLU v. National Security Agency has been appealed by the Justice Department, but the Department has not said whether its appeal will seek consideration of the conflict of interest issue.
One of the most interesting online discussions about whether Judge Diggs Taylor has a conflict of interest is taking place on the QandO Blog, a blog with a libertarian perspective. The discussion can be found at www.qando.net/details.aspx?Entry=4468.
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