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:The US Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear an appeal brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups challenging the Bush administration’s warrantless domestic wiretapping program. The case involves the National Security Agency (NSA) wiretapping program begun in 2001 but first revealed to the public through a media leak in December 2005.
....ACLU Legal director Steven Shapiro noted that the challengers were caught in a “Catch-22.” The government has refused to identify the individuals targeted by the NSA program, on the grounds that this information constitutes a “state secret.” However, the appellate court decision upheld the government’s argument that only those who could prove they had been specifically targeted by the program could have standing to sue.