> How is this a win for Snowden? They can deem the entire program illegal, disband the NSA and put everyone in charge in prison for violating US law and it stil

> How is this a win for Snowden? They can deem the entire program illegal, disband the NSA and put everyone in charge in prison for violating US law and it still won't help Snowden get back into the US without cuffs. It's a win for Snowden because the game is not and has never been whether Snowden is innocent or safe, but whether Snowden was right that bulk collection of phone records is unlawful. Until a judge said what it was, it was still disputed, now if a judge actually declares this program unlawful nobody can say he was wrong, and we can formally advance the state we're in.