Apparently, Eric Holder didn’t like Richard Leon’s ruling on his and Obama’s NSA spying, calling it “almost-Orwellian technology.” So now Eric Holder is willing to waste more tax payer dollars and appeal Leon’s ruling.
The Justice Department on Friday appealed the ruling of a federal judge who, in a major rebuke for the administration, said the National Security Agency’s data collection likely violates the Constitution.
In a brief court filing, the department said it was appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
The appeal follows the ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon. The ruling last month was the first major legal defeat for the NSA since a cascade of leaks from ex-contractor Edward Snowden began shedding light on once-secret corners of the agency’s expansive surveillance and data collection programs.
Leon called the program “almost-Orwellian technology” and challenged its constitutionality.