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Following up on my September 1 posting, Will Librarian Go To Prison Over Patriot Act Challenge?, see this September 9 press release from the ACLU: “A federal judge today ruled that the FBI must lift a gag that is preventing an organization with library records from participating in the Patriot Act debate. The opinion comes …
White House press release this morning: President Nominates Judge Roberts to be Supreme Court Chief Justice New York Times, Bush Nominates Roberts to Replace Chief Justice Rehnquist “The Chief Justice is the most important judge in the country, with even more responsibility for the protection of the rights and freedoms of all Americans. Thus John …
Following up on my August 26 posting, Patriot Act Used to Demand Library Patron Records, this news from the ACLU: “In Legal Papers Unsealed Today, Librarian Speaks of Fear of Imprisonment Over Government Gag in Patriot Act Challenge.” The affidavit of the librarian who works for the ACLU’s Doe client is available here. This document …
Press release: “The American Civil Liberties Union today sent a letter to ranking members of the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing “deep concern” over Supreme Court nominee John Roberts’ record and urging the Senate to fully consider his legal and judicial philosophy, his approach to decision-making, and his possible impact on the role of the court …
Roberts v. the Future, by Jeffrey Rosen: “…in the next 10 or 15 years, as technology and science continue to advance and America’s demographic profile continues to change, the Supreme Court will, in all likelihood, be asked to decide a fascinating array of divisive issues that are now only dimly on the horizon.”
Several articles today highlight the significance of yesterday’s ALCU announcement that the government has used authority granted by the Patriot Act, Sec. 505, on National Security Letters, to obtain copies of patron internet related activities from a library institution whose identity cannot be disclosed. The following quote from ALA’s Patrice McDermott is included in the …
ACLU press release: “The American Civil Liberties Union today disclosed that the FBI has used a controversial Patriot Act power to demand records from an organization that possesses “a wide array of sensitive information about library patrons, including information about the reading materials borrowed by library patrons and about Internet usage by library patrons.” The …
Following-up on previous postings that address the growing controversy and concern surrounding internet and wireless surveillance by the government, see also this recent article by Trey Popp.
Press release, August 16, 2005: “Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and award-winning producer/director Robert Greenwald’s Brave New Films announce an unprecedented new series entitled The ACLU Freedom Files. In ten 30-minute episodes produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Jeremy Kagan, the series will explore pressing issues that are threatening the civil liberties of …
Press release today from Sen. Patrick Leahy: “Specter, Leahy Announce SCOTUS Hearing Locations And Details… In order to give advance notice so that you can make your travel plans, the Judiciary Committee hearings on the nomination of Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. for the Supreme Court will begin on Tuesday, September 6th, at 1:30 P.M., …
Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act as required by Section 1001(3) of Public Law 107-56, August 15, 2005, Office of the Inspector General (DOJ).
As a follow-up to my December 24, 2004 posting, Advocacy and Industry Groups Submit Comments Opposing VoIP Wiretaps, today the FCC issued an order that Requires Certain Broadband and VoIP Providers to Accommodate Wiretaps. Telecommunications carriers as defined in CALEA are inclusive of “new technologies and services” that include certain classes of broadband carriers and …
