UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Basaaly Saeed MOALIN, aka Basal, aka Muse Shekhnor Roble, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Mohamed Mohamed Mohamud, aka Mohamed Khadar, aka Sheikh Mohamed, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Issa Doreh, aka Sheikh Issa, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Ahmed Nasir Taalil Mohamud, Defendant-Appellant.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued and Submitted November 10, 2016 Pasadena, California.
Jeffrey M. Smith (argued), Appellate Counsel; John P. Carlin , Assistant Attorney General; National Security Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Caroline P. Han , Assistant United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, San Diego, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Michael Price , Brennan Center for Justice, New York, New York; Faiza Patel , Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, New York, New York; Alan Butler , Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Washington, D.C.; David M. Porter , Co-Chair, NACDL Amicus Committee; Sacramento, California; Bruce D. Brown , Katie Townsend , and Hannah Bloch-Wehba , Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Washington, D.C.; Michael Filipovic , Federal Public Defender, Seattle, Washington; Tony Gallagher , Executive Director, Federal Defenders of Montana, Great Falls, Montana; Lisa Hay , Federal Public Defender, Portland, Oregon; Heather Erica Williams , Federal Public Defender, Sacramento, California; Steven Gary Kalar , Federal Public Defender, San Francisco, California; Hilary Potashner , Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California; Reuben Cahn , Executive Director, Federal Defenders of San Diego Inc., San Diego, California; Jon M. Sands , Federal Public Defender, Phoenix, Arizona; Rich Curtner , Federal Public Defender, Anchorage, Alaska; John T. Gorman , Federal Public Defender, Mong Mong, Guam; Peter Wolff , Federal Public Defender, Honolulu, Hawaii; Samuel Richard Rubin , District of Idaho Community Defender, Boise, Idaho; R.L. Valladares , Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, Nevada; for Amici Curiae Brennan Center for Justice, American Library Association, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Freedom to Read Foundation, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Ninth Circuit Federal and Community Defenders, and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
Before: Marsha S. Berzon and Jacqueline H. Nguyen, Circuit Judges, and Jack Zouhary, District Judge.
BERZON, Circuit Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Four members of the Somali diaspora appeal from their convictions for sending, or conspiring to send, $10,900 to Somalia to support a foreign terrorist organization. Their appeal raises complex questions regarding the U.S. government's authority to collect bulk data about its citizens' activities...
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