A court in the US says the bulk collection of Americans' telephone records by the National Security Agency is illegal.
It's the first time a top-level court in the US has reviewed the program, which was revealed by .fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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