A judge in a District Court in Detroit ruled today that the NSA’s wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it. TPM Muckraker is following this closely and posting updates/excerpts to the ruling and the reactions to it. Update: As anticipated, Glenn Greenwald has a continuously-updated discussion of the findings.

Over on the left sidebar, the bottom two headlines from the NYT at 8:30pm Wednesday night read: “Steinbrenner Retreats From the Spotlight” and “Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan Ex-Dictator, Dies.” Hmm.