Federal court finds warrantless eavesdropping unconstitutional.

Good news - although of course this will be challenged all the way up to the Supreme Court.

As far as issues, there is actually a pretty big question here, regarding the current United States political situation, how to separate three separate movements -

The liberal tradition and movement
The conservative tradition and movement
The authoritarian tradition and movement

Matthew Dallman has stated that the conservative tradition is an ongoing, lively tradition, full of ideas.

I think Matthew has a point - however, it is hard to see, given the current full and near total capture of the conservative movement by the authoritarian movement.  As encapsulated by the Bush as King, unlimited executive power, theory.

Maybe at sometime there will be a successful disentangling of the authoritarian movement from a conservative tradition, but it will have to wait on another group of Republicans.