Just in case: Lawyers prepping case that telecom immunity 'unconstitutional'

By GottaLaff

Litigation is a-brewin':

Fear not, foes of oversight-free domestic surveillance. Even if Senate Democrats follow their House counterparts and endorse immunity for telecom companies, the battle to hold those companies accountable will not end there.

While the prospects of reining in President Bush's expanded spy powers seem to be dwindling in Congress, lawyers and activists are already gearing up for court challenges if lawmakers pass an unacceptable bill. Critics say pending civil lawsuits that the administration and Congress are trying to get rid of are the only way to shed any light on the likely illegal spying authorized by President Bush and facilitated by the nation's telecommunications firms. [...]

EFF [Electronic Frontier Foundation] would argue that the immunity provision in the FISA update is itself an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers doctrine...

Anyone else up for a good fight?