George J. Terwilliger III
The administration now disavows program.
."Our office recently concluded that the Fourth Amendment had no application to domestic military operations," a 2003 footnote states, referring to a a secret Justice Department legal memo dated Oct. 23, 2001 to Alberto Gonzales titled "Authority for Use of Military Force to Combat Terrorist Activities Within the United States." Justice advised that Constitution's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures on U.S. soil did not apply to its efforts to protect against terrorism. The opinion, by John C. Woo, was disclosed in the footnote of a separate secret Justice memo, dated March 14, 2003, that discussed the legality of various interrogation techniques.
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