LOS ANGELES -- Deep in the heart of Mormon country, the Utah Data Center is a vital cog in the National Security Agency's surveillance network, intercepting and analyzing telecommunications from around the world. Despite all the technical sophistication, the heavily-fortified $2 billion facility depends on something very basic to keep operating —
Civil Rights Groups Turn To Unorthodox Attempts To Stop The NSA At It’s Headquarters
The “anti-commandeering doctrine,” a 170-year-old legal principle, says the federal government cannot commandeer state agencies or resources to “administer or enforce a federal regulatory program.”