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Warrantless Wiretapping
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... [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.
Originally posted Fri Nov 23, 2007 at 10:37:45 AM CST - from the commentaries since it's worth a better look with the gravity of the current situation Contrary to Congressional flacks and the irresponsible corporate media, there is no such thing as legal immunity for the illegal participation of...
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An Islamic charity group is challenging the Bush administration's record use of the so-called state secrets privilege, dubbed a ``killer bullet'' to the group's case over warrantless wiretapping.
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- EFF's warrantless wiretapping lawsuit (rss.topix.net)
- What Limits For Warrantless Wiretapping? (news.search.yahoo.com)
- Exposing NSA Warrantless Wiretapping (rinf.com)
As revelations of the Bush administration's illegal surveillance programs continue to expose the criminal nature of the regime in Washington, new reports suggest that House Democrats are preparing to capitulate to the White House on warrantless wiretapping and amnesty for lawbreaking telecoms.
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The San Francisco Chronicle reports that lawmakers are still looking for answers about Attorney General Michael Mukasey's strange tale of an unmonitored terrorist phone call.
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A challenge to Bush administration warrantless wiretapping that began in Oregon is now before a federal judge in California.
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- Oregon Islamic group argues against warrantless wiretaps (rss.topix.net)
- U.S. Islamic group argues against warrantless wiretaps (rss.topix.net)
The Bush administration begins a push to get Congress to pass legislation to protect telecommunications companies from lawsuits over their assistance with the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program.
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A challenge to Bush administration warrantless wiretapping that began in Oregon is now before a federal judge in California.
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San Francisco - Today the leadership of the House of Representatives circulated a draft surveillance bill rejecting the president's demand that Congress immunize telecoms that illegally participated in the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program.
Rather than granting immunity, the bill would...
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Washington, D.C. - This morning the House of Representatives passed a compromise surveillance bill that does not include retroactive immunity for phone companies alleged to have assisted in the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program. The bill would allow lawsuits like the Electronic Frontier...
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President George Bush uses calls between the 9/11 hijackers in the US and an al-Qaeda communications hub in Yemen that were intercepted by the NSA to justify the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program .
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Democrats Prepare Sell-Out on Telecom Immunity: House Leaders to Give White House a Blank Check to Spy on Americans
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Justice Department Memo Issued in 2001 Shows White House Regarded Its Anti-Terror Surveillance Program as 'Immune' From Fourth Amendment's Requirement for Court Warrants; New Book Reveals Heated Dissension in FBI and Justice Department Over Program's Legality So now the truth comes out: The Bush administration knew all along that its warrantless wiretapping program against suspected terrorists would run afoul of the Fourth Amendment constitutional mandate that the government obtain warrants...
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Bush Vows to Veto Surveillance Bill That Doesn't Grant Telecom Companies Immunity From Lawsuits, But House Democrats Vow They Won't Usurp the Fourth Amendment and Insist It's Up to the Courts -- Not the White House or the Congress -- to Decide Legality of Warrantless Wiretaps An aerial view of the Capitol Building in Washington, where the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives again defied President Bush and passed a wiretap bill that does...
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