Author Studs Terkel and other professionals, including a doctor and a lawmaker, have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop AT&T from giving customer phone records to the National Security Agency without a court order.
The plaintiffs said that their work depended on confidentiality and their clients would be less likely to phone them if they think the government collects lists of the numbers they are calling. AT&T has said that it is obliged to assist government agencies responsible for protecting the public, as allowed within the law.
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