17 August 2006  Bush is breaking the law  U.S. judge rules
against government's warrantless eavesdropping CBC (With AP
files): Thu, 17 Aug 2006 (my emphasis)  A U.S. federal judge in
Detroit on Thursday ordered a halt to the U.S. government's
warrantless wiretapping program. In becoming the first judge to
rule against the wiretapping, U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs
Taylor called the National Security Agency's program
unconstitutional. She ruled the wiretapping program violated the
rights of free speech and privacy. "Plaintiffs have prevailed,
and the public interest is clear, in this matter. It is the
upholding of our Constitution," Taylor wrote in her 43-page
ruling.  This is good news. Contrary to what Mr. Bush believes,
the Executive isn't above the law.  The judge ruled on a lawsuit
brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of
journalists, scholars and lawyers, who claimed the eavesdropping
program made their jobs tougher. The program involved the U.S.
government listening to conversations b