ACLU sues U.S. over NSA phone snooping

(Washington Times) - NEW YORK A civil rights group has sued the U.S. government saying it needs more information about surveillance of Americans phone and financial records to guide the public debate over what will happen when the law that regulates the scrutiny expires next year. The American Civil Liberties Union sued the National Security Agency the director of national intelligence the CIA and the Justice Department on Friday in Manhattan federal court seeking information about a program that collects records during investigations into terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities. Read More