In a disappointing ruling today, a federal appeals court dismissed our client @Wikimedia's challenge to the mass surveillance of Americans' international emails, messaging, and web browsing.
We sued on behalf of the organization, challenging the NSA's "Upstream" surveillance of internet communications — one of the mass spying programs revealed by Edward Snowden.
Although the court held that Wikimedia had provided evidence that its communications with millions of users around the world are subject to NSA surveillance, the court said further litigation would expose sensitive information about the NSA's spying activities.
We disagree.
We disagree.
Congress has made clear that the courts can and should decide whether this warrantless digital dragnet complies with the Constitution.
And yet, to date, not a single challenge to Upstream surveillance has ever been allowed to go forward.
And yet, to date, not a single challenge to Upstream surveillance has ever been allowed to go forward.
Even though we lost in court today, we will continue to fight for Americans’ right to privacy and free expression.
We must be able to access the Internet without fear of government surveillance.
We must be able to access the Internet without fear of government surveillance.
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