Clayton v. AT & T Communications of Southwest, Inc.

ORDER

VAUGHN R. WALKER, Chief Judge.

In 2006, the United States filed lawsuits seeking to enjoin state officials in Maine, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont and Missouri from investigating various telecommunication carriers concerning their alleged disclosure of customer telephone records to the National Security Agency (NSA) based on the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, the foreign affairs power of the federal government and the state secrets privilege. These *1094cases, together with a subpoena enforcement action brought by the same Missouri officials who are defendants in the…