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Secret Search Warrants The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups have filed their concerns over proposed changes in how the government obtains search warrants and wiretap authorization from a secret court. As NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports, these groups say the Justice Department is seeking broad new powers that could enable it to spy on Americans.

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Secret Search Warrants

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The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups have filed their concerns over proposed changes in how the government obtains search warrants and wiretap authorization from a secret court. As NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports, these groups say the Justice Department is seeking broad new powers that could enable it to spy on Americans.