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And that law is scheduled to sunset in December, which means that the litigation will unfold against the background of a congressional reauthorization debate. To understand the significance of this brewing battle, you need to know (or recall ...
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Deputy Legal Director Jameel Jaffer writes in Huffington Post about the upcoming deadline in the lawsuit challenging the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, which legalized unprecedented levels of government ...
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Chicago TribuneRetroactive Immunity From The Gov't For Warrantless Wiretapping Deemed ...TechdirtAs you hopefully recall, a few years back, the press revealed that the Bush Administration had begun a rather sweeping wiretapping campaign, working with major telcos to get access to all sorts of phone and internet communications... without a warrant. ...Court Slams 'Dragnet of Ordinary Citizens'Courthouse News ServiceCourt rules for telecoms...
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld the constitutionality of FISA's grant of immunity to telecom companies assisting the Government in terrorism investigations. The opinion is here. The statute is § 802 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”), 50 U.S.C. § 1885a, known as the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. The complaints were filed in the wake of news reports in December 2005 that President Bush had issued an order...
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The opinion sends back to a lower federal court a lawsuit filed by Petaluma, Calif., resident Carolyn Jewel on behalf of herself and subscribers to AT telephone or Internet services. The U.S. District Court for Northern California dismissed in ...
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But court lifts previous ban on suing the government over warrantless wiretapping campaigns
If you have a problem with federal warrantless wiretapping campaigns, sue the government, not the telecoms.
That was the key message in the Thursday ruling handed down by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a federal appeals court that covers high profile cases appealed in nine western states, including California.
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The Electric Frontier Foundation (EFF) has won its appeal to continue a case into massive warrantless wiretapping by the National Security Agency (NSA) using facilities within commercial exchanges. "Since the dragnet spying program first came to light, we ...
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Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of NSA Warrantless Wiretapping, Forgets Constitution Exists
Why Is Obama Continuing Unconstitutional Bush Policy of Warrantless Surveillance?
Why Is Obama Continuing Unconstitutional Bush Policy of Warrantless Surveillance?
U.S. Court revives warrantless wiretap lawsuit Jewel v. NSA
U.S. Judge Riles The N.S.A. Wiretapping Program Is Illegal
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The warrantless wiretapping case involves President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and many other members of the Bush Administration. They are accused of eavesdropping on U.S. citizens during citizen's international phone calls without a warrant. A Judiciary Committee is investigating the charges and has issued a subpoena for documents related...more
The warrantless wiretapping case involves President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and many other members of the Bush Administration. They are accused of eavesdropping on U.S. citizens during citizen's international phone calls without a warrant. A Judiciary Committee is investigating the charges and has issued a subpoena for documents related to President Bush's program.
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