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Contributor's comments: Muslim citizens are suing the FBI for subjecting them to undercover surveillance after 9/11 in violation of rights
On Monday, the US supreme court will hear arguments in a case which could determine whether the US government faces accountability for its mass surveillance of Muslim Americans after 9/11.
The nine justices will be asked to decide on whether Muslim US citizens who were subjected to undercover surveillance by a paid informant at their southern California mosque can receive redress through the courts.