There&#x27;s tons of precedent for murder. There&#x27;s no precedent for massive surveillance. We may have some precedent with this case.<p>Thank goodness for Snowden or we&#x27;d probably have none of these cases going to trial. In many ways you can see agencies stopping the &lt;shady thing&gt; instead of taking it to court. They do that because if they lose then it becomes actually illegal and the power grab gets harder.