An Ohio lawyer is being sued in federal court for allegedly conspiring to use evidence acquired through illegal electronic surveillance to win her client’s divorce case.

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WASHINGTON – Last year, federal, state and local law enforcement authorities made more than 1.3 million requests for consumers’ cell phone records, according to wireless carriers’ response to a congressional inquiry.

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A federal judge in San Francisco dismissed dozens of lawsuits against telecom companies that participated in a wiretapping program without court authorization during the presidency of George W. Bush. Click here for the full article from The Associated Press, and ...

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