Wiretaps

High Court Will Take Up Wiretaps Lawsuit

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court says it will consider shutting down a legal challenge to a law that lets the United States eavesdrop on overseas commu...

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Patriot Act Debate Blocked, Udall Wants Reform

The Huffington Post/AP | Matt Ferner | Posted 07.25.2011

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The United States Senate rushed toward approval of a four-year extension of The Patriot Act, the contentious anti-terrorism law, and voted to block an...

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Wiretap Flaw Could Thwart Feds, Researchers Find

wired.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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The researchers say they've found a vulnerability in U.S. law enforcement wiretaps, if only theoretical, that would allow a surveillance target to thw...

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Did Obama Break His Campaign Promise to Scrap the Patriot Act?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Provisions of the Patriot Act that remain on the books are legally questionable and constitutionally suspect. President Obama has given no hint that he'll change them.

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Elect Hillary's Replacement

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aaron Zelinsky

There would be the added cost of a special election, but that's a small price to pay for a Senate seat (which, as Governor Blagojevich so eloquently reminded us, is no cheap thing).

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More FBI Privacy Violations Confirmed

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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The FBI improperly used national security letters in 2006 to obtain personal data on Americans during terror and spy investigations, Director Robert M...

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Leahy: Intel Committee About To 'Cave' To Bush On Wiretapping Immunity

The Hill | Manu Raju | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Thursday condemned Intelligence Committee Democrats for brokering a deal with the White H...

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GOP Senator Pushes To Expand Wiretap Powers

Associated Press | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bond, along with Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., sponsored the bill enacted last month. It was largely drawn from an 11-page proposal pushed by the Bush ...

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