A federal judge suggested that he would try to keep alive a lawsuit that challenges President Bush's domestic wiretapping program, while taking steps not to disclose classified information. U.S. District Judge Garr King said he expected to render his decision next week in a case involving an Oregon-based Islamic charity that the government said had links to al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
The foundation closed after the government identified its parent organization as a terrorist group. The organization denied wrongdoing, saying that it collected money for a prayer house and for distributing religious pamphlets to prisoners.
The charity believes it was illegally wiretapped and says a document the government accidentally gave to its lawyers in 2004 bolsters its case.
The government said the document must be kept secret and any further court action involving it would lead to security breaches. The government has asked Judge King to dismiss the charity's lawsuit.
[Excerpt of AP article by Tim Fought
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