Pentagon ordered to expedite handover of UC spying records - By ROGER SIDEMAN - SENTINEL STAFF WRITER - May 28, 2006

Bless the ACLU!

Pentagon ordered to expedite handover of UC spying records - By ROGER SIDEMAN - SENTINEL STAFF WRITER - May 28, 2006:

"This story ran in Saturday's Sentinel.

Trying to learn more about reports of military spying at UC Santa Cruz last year, campus group Students Against War scored a victory this week when a federal judge ordered the Department of Defense to expedite a public-records request made by the group.

In January, Students Against War asked the Pentagon to disclose whether it spied on San Francisco Bay Area student organizations, and release any information gathered on the organizations.

U.S. 9th District Court Judge William Alsup ruled Thursday that such information is 'of significant importance to public policy and public protest,' impelling the Department of Defense to act more quickly on the student request.
Students said they were pleased with the decision."