The federal government asked an appeals court Wednesday to immediately hold a hearing on a lower court decision that allows an anti-eavesdropping lawsuit against AT&T to proceed, despite the government's arguments that the lawsuit would harm the national defense.
In the request filed with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, government lawyers argued that last week's landmark decision by Federal District Court Judge Vaughn Walker --a Republican appointee --usurped the executive branch's powers to wage war and keep the country safe. [ MORE ]
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