Press release: “According to new documents released today by the American Civil Liberties Union, the FBI is using counterterrorism resources to monitor and infiltrate domestic political organizations that criticize business interests and government policies, despite a lack of evidence that the groups are engaging in or supporting violent action.” The ACLU has posted the FOIA… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2005
Congressional Calls for Investigation of Domestic Surveillance Program Intensify
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… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com
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
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
Google Satellite Imagery Stirs Security Concerns Here and Abroad
Google Offers a Bird’s-Eye View, and Some Governments Tremble Google Earth Aerial Images Provided by Leading Search Engines All the Rage Continue Reading
The Global E-government Readiness Index 2005
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
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
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
Pentagon Data Mining and Surveillance Programs In the Spotlight
Following-up on Proposals for Expanded Domestic Surveillance to Obtain Actionable Data, today’s Washington Post article, Pushing the Limits Of Wartime Powers, sheds further light on the existence and operations of the Counterintelligence Field Activity, and the use of its Talon antiterrorism database. Continue Reading
Bush Radio Address Today; Feingold’s Response and Related Commentary
Radio Address by the President to the Nation, December 17, 2005: “This authorization is a vital tool in our war against the terrorists. It is critical to saving American lives. The American people expect me to do everything in my power, under our laws and Constitution, to protect them and their civil liberties and that… Continue Reading
White House Issues Guidelines and Requirements in Support of the Information Sharing Environment
From the White House, December 16, 2005: “Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies. Guidelines and Requirements in Support of the Information Sharing Environment: Ensuring the appropriate access to, and the sharing, integration, and use of, information by Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies with counterterrorism responsibilities, and, as appropriate, private sector entities,… Continue Reading
ARL Publishes Law Library Statistics for 200304
“The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) announces the availability of the ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 200304. This publication presents compilations and rankings of data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 77 law libraries at ARL member institutions throughout North America.” download the data files or a PDF of the publication Continue Reading
