A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to turn over legal memos related to the government's policy allowing warrantless wiretapping, reports the Los Angeles Times. The memos must be turned over by Nov. 17 for review by US District Judge Henry Kennedy, who will determine if releasing them would jeopardize national security—as the Justice Department has claimed—or if they should be declassified and subject to public scrutiny.
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