The D.C. Circuit vacated the preliminary injunction because plaintiffs had not demonstrated standing, without endorsing the merits of bulk collection.
The preliminary injunction entered by the district court is hereby vacated and the case remanded for such further proceedings as may be appropriate.
Opinion disposition
The D.C. Circuit vacated the preliminary injunction because plaintiffs had not demonstrated standing, without endorsing the merits of bulk collection. A vacatur on standing is not a ruling approving the program’s lawfulness.