Federal judge rules NSA surveillance legal

US District Judge William Pauley ruled in favor of the NSA and the American government saying that there was no evidence that the "bulk telephony metadata" had been used for any other purpose other than to track and disrupt terrorism suspects.

The ruling came early today (Friday) in the Southern District of New York in response to a case filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.

According to Reuters, the Honorable Judge Pauley said its legality under the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution "is ultimately a question of reasonableness."

The judge denied the ACLU's motion for a preliminary injunction and granted a government motion to dismiss the case. Neither the ACLU nor the U.S. Department of Justice immediately responded to requests for comment.

So, the federal government ruled in favor of the federal government....