Court Won’t Revive Wiretap Suits Against AT&T, Verizon
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The U.S. Supreme Court refused to open telecommunications companies to lawsuits accusing them of violating the privacy of millions of Americans by cooperating with government wiretaps after the Sept. 11 attacks.
The justices, making no comment, today left intact a federal appeals court decision that said AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corp. were immune from suit under a 2008 law and a decision made that year by then-President George W. Bush’s administration.