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Re:Judge dismisses Wikimedia case against NSA over Upstream ... by kick on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @02:44PM (#21828539)
He knows the CIA did something illegal, but is protecting them. If a mafia member shoots an innocent man, and a judge says "I feel bad for the guy, but the mafia is good for this city, so no can do; yunz are screwed!" it's fairly obvious what's happening.

He's preventing criminals from feeling the consequences of the law because of perceived value.

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Re:Judge dismisses Wikimedia case against NSA over Upstream ... by corndoge on Thursday December 19, 2019 @02:38AM (#21832807)
No, he's upholding the law, whether he agrees with it or not, which is his job. A judge's job is to adjudicate based on the law and he adjudicated that states secrets was lawfully invoked.
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Re:Judge dismisses Wikimedia case against NSA over Upstream ... by kick on Thursday December 19, 2019 @01:37PM (#21837784)
The Constitution comes before every other law, and allowing the Constitution to be waived is against his job.
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