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<b>Online Exclusive:</b> Congress Unable to Finalize Warrantless Surveillance Legislation

By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
October 03, 2006

Despite the overwhelming congressional interest in defining the scope of presidential power as it relates to warrantless surveillance of suspected terrorists, members of the Senate were unable to pass legislation in the last week of activity before the November elections recess. Numerous other pressing matters combined with genuine policy and constitutional disagreements to leave the situation muddled for weeks, months, or years.

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