Civil liberties lawyers yesterday questioned the legal basis that Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales used Tuesday to justify the constitutionality of collecting domestic telephone records as part of the Bush administration's anti-terrorism program. . . . G. Jack King Jr. of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers said Gonzales is correct in saying 'the administration isn't violating the Fourth Amendment' but 'he's failing to acknowledge that it is breaking' the 1986 law [Electronic Communications Privacy Act], which requires a court order 'with a few very narrow exceptions.' (Washington Post, Thursday)
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