The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a class-action lawsuit against AT&T on January 31, 2006, accusing the telecom giant of violating the law and the privacy of its customers by collaborating with the National Security Agency (NSA) in its massive, illegal program to wiretap and data-mine Americans' communications.

This is the Plaintiffs' brief on order ot show cause issued in the court's 07-20-06 order. This brief answers numerous questions re: Expert's appointed by the court, the state secret privilege, w/ or not to issue a stay pending interlocutory appeal, summary judgment et cet.