12.03.2014 - 07:59 [ Techdirt ]

District Court Orders NSA To Hold Onto Metadata, Directly Contradicting Recent FISC Disposal Order

Well, this is interesting. No sooner had FISC judge Reggie Walton shot down the DOJ‘s request to hold Section 215 metadata indefinitely (supposedly to preserve evidence related to ongoing lawsuits) then another judge has ordered the NSA to preserve this same data as evidence related to two lawsuits the agency is currently engaged in.