The AmericanCivil Liberties Union filed the first lawsuit against the government’s mass collection of telephone records, arguing that the governmenthas violated our basic freedoms of speech and privacy. If you need a reminderof the details, here’s an interview with whistle-blowerEdward Snowden, and another with the reporter that broke the originalstory a year ago.
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