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Congressional Calls for Investigation of Domestic Surveillance Program Intensify

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  • Press release: “U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today asked four presidential scholars for their opinion on former White House Counsel John Dean’s statement that President Bush admitted to an ‘impeachable offense’ when he said he authorized the National Security Agency to spy on Americans without getting a warrant from a judge.”
  • Press release: “Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today demanded that Attorney General Gonzales appoint a special counsel to investigate the President’s apparent violation of law in asking the National Security Agency to eavesdrop, without warrants, on Americans’ international phone calls.”
  • Related reference: Web exclusive commentary by Jonathan Alter, in Newsweek, titled, Bush’s Snoopgate

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    A Selected Bibliography on “Sensitive But Unclassified” and Similarly Designated Information Held by the Federal Government, by Sara E. Kelley Wrongful Conviction and Innocence Resources on the Internet, by Ken Strutin Foreign and Transnational Legal Forms, by Mary Rumsey 2005 Holiday Gadget Gift Guides, by Jeff Beard Dennis Kennedy’s Legal Technology Predictions for 2006: Small… Continue Reading

    Wikipedia Continues to Confront Controversy

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    WSJ free feature today: Wikipedia’s Woes – Tumultuous Weeks for Internet Encyclopedia Bring Furor Over Anonymity, Accountability Financial Times: Wikipedia to restrict access to encyclopaedia: “Wikipedia, the online user-written encyclopaedia that has come under fire for inaccuracies, is to introduce a more traditional fixed version of its contents in an effort to increase its reliability.”… Continue Reading

    The Global E-government Readiness Index 2005

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    UN Global E-government Readiness Report 2005 (PDF): “The UN Global E-government Survey 2005 presents a comparative ranking of the countries of the world according to two primary indicators: i) the state of e-government readiness; and ii) the extent of e-participation. Constructing a model for the measurement of digitized services, the Survey assesses the 191 member… Continue Reading

    Administration Responds to Concerns About Domestic Surveillance Citing Exemption

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    Following up on related postings in the past several days, see the following references, resources, statements and news: Electronic Surveillance: 50 USC 1801 – 50 USC 1811. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Orders 1979-2004 Congressional Record: December 16, 2005 (Senate)[Page S13736-S13749]. Statement of Sen. Feinstein: “…Let me be clear. Domestic intelligence collection… Continue Reading

    New Resource for CRS Reports on Agriculture and Food Issues

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    Today the The National Agricultural Law Center at the University of Arkansas School of Law announced the availability of a website which currently provides access to over 200 CRS reports on agriculture and food law policy related issues. The site’s content will continue to expand, and currently provides users with a subject index comprising 22… Continue Reading