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In following postings on the revelations on the Domestic Surveillance Program, see the text of this Press Briefing by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and General Michael Hayden, Principal Deputy Director for National Intelligence, December 19, 2005. “The President confirmed the existence of a highly classified program on Saturday. The program remains highly classified; there are …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.” …
Google Offers a Bird’s-Eye View, and Some Governments Tremble Google Earth Aerial Images Provided by Leading Search Engines All the Rage
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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, …
