AP: “Reporters who write about government surveillance could be prosecuted under proposed legislation that would solidify the administration’s eavesdropping authority, according to some legal analysts who are concerned about dramatic changes in U.S. law.”
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Daily Archives: March 10, 2006
Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Speaks Out
NPR: “Newly retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor took on conservative Republican critics of the courts in a speech Thursday. She told an audience at Georgetown University that Republican proposals, and their sometimes uncivil tone, pose a danger to the independence of the judiciary, and the freedoms of all Americans.” Continue Reading
DOJ Removes Open Hearing Transcript From NORAD Site
Declan McCullagh reported that NORAD orders Web deletion of transcript: “In an unusual follow-up to a public event, the Defense Department has ordered that a transcript of an open hearing on aviation restrictions be yanked from the Web.” North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) See also Current Administration Classifying Documents at Unprecedented Rate and the… Continue Reading
DOJ Seeks to Compel Google’s Release of Search Data
Feds suggest 21-day deadline for Google subpoena The U.S. Justice Department has set a suggested deadline for Google to hand over information about its users’ search habits: 21 days.” Related postings on DOJ’s legal efforts to obtain specific Google database search records Continue Reading
FOIA Lawsuit Yields DOJ Email on Warrantless Wiretapping
National Security Archive press release: “The Justice Department official who oversaw national security matters from 2000 to 2003 e-mailed his former colleagues after revelation of the controversial warrantless wiretapping program in December 2005 that the Department’s justifications for the program were “weak” and had a “slightly after-the-fact quality” to them, and surmised that this reflected… Continue Reading
Libby Granted Access to Summaries of PDBs – Did Greymail Succeed?
Following-up on two recent postings, CIA Opposes Document Release for Libby Case and Decision on Key Documents in Libby Case Pending Judge’s Determination, today U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton granted Libby access to summaries of the President’s Daily Briefings (PDBs) for a range of specific dates, rather than the full text of the documents,… Continue Reading
Two GAO Reports Address E911 Funds for Wireless Services
Telecommunications: States’ Collection and Use of Funds for Wireless Enhanced 911 Services. Full text, GAO-06-338, March 10, 2006: Highlights Survey on State Wireless E911 Funds. Full text, GAO-06-400SP, March 10, 2006 Continue Reading
