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Press release: “In New York on March 9, 2006, attorneys with the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a significant motion for summary judgment in the challenge to the legality of the NSA Domestic Spying Program (CCR v. Bush), asserting that the Bush Administration has already admitted enough incriminating facts to prove the NSA Program …
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.”
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
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, …
Press release, March 7, 2006: “The Maryland Judiciary announced today that public Internet access to information from case records maintained by the Maryland Judiciary is now available…Information is available on all civil, traffic, and criminal cases in the state except for cases originating in the circuit courts for Prince Georges and Montgomery counties. This information …
Following up on recent news that Libby’s defense is demanding the release of highly classified White House daily intelligence briefings, AP reports that a CIA affidavit filed with the court strongly opposed the release of these documents, stating in part “…Any disclosure… increases the possibility of damage to the national security…” Related postings on the …
Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. v. Craigslist, Inc. Case 1:06-cv-00657, Filed 02/03/2006, 20 pages, PDF. The Fair Housing Act
A 19 page affidavit was filed today in the Libby CIA leak case, by Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald. Previous disclosures related to the case refer to a still unnamed government official who in addition to Libby leaked information on Plame’s identity. Editor & Publisher, Did Bob Woodward Record Key Plame Case Conversation?
Statement of Senator Russ Feingold On Opposition to Ending Debate on the Patriot Act, As Read From the Senate Floor, March 1, 2006. Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Committee On The Judiciary, PATRIOT Act Reauthorization, March 1, 2006 AP: Senate OKs Limiting Patriot Act Powers Related postings on Patriot Act
The terrific co-operative blog Slaw posted The Marshall Rothstein Pages, documenting the opinions and writings of the nominee for the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as related news. Thanks to Connie Crosby for the update.
Follow-up to postings on Google’s ongoing legal battle with DOJ on the release of database search records, CDT provides a PDF copy of the latest round of briefs, Gonzales v. Google, February 24, 2006, 26 pages. See also CNET News.com, Google’s Privacy Concerns Unfounded According to Newly Filed Brief: “The Justice Department has denied requesting …
New York times: Ruling May Undercut Google in Fight Over Its Book Scans See also this related commentary: The Google Library Project: The Copyright Debate, by Jonathan Band The Authors Guild v. The Google Print Library Project, by Jonathan Band
