The government has responded to Plaintiffs’ al-Haramain’s proposed judgment. To put it lightly, the DOJ is NOT going to give up and pay.

It’s not just that DOJ would have to pay a defunct organization still designated as a terrorist organization. It would have to pay an organization that is only designated as a terrorist organization because it was illegally wiretapped and therefore couldn’t fight the charges against it.

I was on MSNBC today with Contessa Brewer and Matt Lewis talking census — jh (Now updated with video at right.) Today is Census Day. This year’s 10-question form is the shortest in history. The government will use the information it learns about the population to define congressional districts, plan transportation systems and roadways, draw [...]

So you decide. If you’re President Obama and Attorney General Holder, both of whom have already said that the illegal wiretap program was illegal, which are you going to choose? Accepting a ruling that says it was illegal, in exchange for keeping the details of that illegality secret? Or the invitation to take your chances with an appeal?

“In the absence of a genuine issue of material fact whether plaintiffs were subjected to unlawful electronic surveillance within the purview of FISA and for the reasons fully set forth in the decision that follows, plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on the issue of defendants’ liability under FISA is GRANTED.”