Judges who serve on the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court met with officials from the Department of Justice Monday for a closed-door briefing on the president's decision to allow warrantless domestic eavesdropping.
While members of the court declined to comment on the meeting, the judges were expected to voice strong concerns about the legality of National Security Agency (NSA) wiretaps in terror cases.
Last month, US District Judge James Robertson, one of the 11 FISC judges, resigned in protest over the program. The Congressional Research Service, a nonpartisan arm of Congress, also voiced concerns last week, finding that the legal justification for the program "does not seem to be as well-grounded" as the Bush administration has asserted.
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Judges and Justice Dept. Meet Over Eavesdropping Program