Legal Opinion

Hepting v. AT & T Corp.

District Court, N.D. California

Decided July 20, 2006No. C-06-672 VRWPublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

WALKER, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs allege that AT & T Corporation (AT & T) and its holding company, AT & T Inc, are collaborating with the National Security Agency (NSA) in a massive warrantless surveillance program that illegally tracks the domestic and foreign communications and communication records of millions of Americans. The first amended complaint (Doc # 8(FAC)), filed on February 22, 2006, claims that AT & T and AT & T Inc have committed violations of:(1) The First and Fourth Amendments to the United States Constitution (acting as agents or instruments of the government) by…

2Cases cited51 opinions

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