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Point of Law- FISA reform working: Telecom immunity progresses in courtsCongress passed H.R. 6304, the FISA Amendments Act, in July and President Bush signed it quickly into law, praising the legislation as a necessary if much-delayed updating of the federal authority to monitor foreign electronic communications. The bill also provided...Carter Wood
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