november 2006: the boston bar association, with the new york city bar association, the beverly hills bar association, the los angeles county bar association and the bar association of san francisco, filed an "amicus" brief in "american civil liberties union, et al. v. national security agency, et al.", a case now pending before the u.s. court of appeals for the sixth circuit. the brief urges the court of appeals in cincinnati to affirm a lower court ruling that permanently enjoined the national security administration's warrantless surveillance program.