Professor Kerr Speaks On NSA Surveillance Rulings

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon recently ruled that the National Security Agency's telephone metadata collection program violates the Constitution's Fourth Amendment. Orin Kerr, Fred C. Stevenson Research Professor of Law, has been quoted and interviewed extensively about the legal implications of Judge Leon's opinion, which deviates from years of legal precedent. Professor Kerr also wrote on a more recent ruling by Judge William Pauley of the Southern District of New York that directly conflicts with Judge Leon's opinion.