JURIST Guest Columnist William Banks of Syracuse University College of Law says that even if legal authority is found for the NSA domestic surveillance program, such spying still violates the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution protecting Americans against unreasonable...
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Islamic charity sues to shut down NSA warrantless wiretapping program
An Oregon chapter of the defunct Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation claimed in a lawsuit filed in federal court Tuesday that the National Security Agency had illegally wiretapping several conversations between the charity and its attorneys. The complaint alleges...
Senators express frustration with NSA surveillance program at second hearing
Members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee holding a second hearing Tuesday on the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program appeared frustrated by the lack of information released by the Bush administration. Senator Patrick...
The New York Times sued the US Department of Defense Monday over the government's failure to release requested documents regarding the National Security Agency (NSA) domestic surveillance program . The Times...
US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) has begun circulating a draft version of a bill that would require the federal government to obtain permission before conducting domestic surveillance . The bill, which Specter...
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) said Sunday that existing legislation governing domestic surveillance does not need to be rewritten or updated. Appearing on CBS News' Face the Nation, Frist also said that he...
Senate Intelligence chair calls for court supervision of surveillance program
US Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) , chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee , said in an interview with the New York Times reported Saturday that he wants to bring the Bush administration's domestic surveillance program [JURIST news...
JURIST Guest Columnist Peter Shane of Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University, says that decisions by the Republican leaders of two congressional committees not to launch probes into warrantless NSA surveillance of Americans contrary to FISA, the Foreign Intelligence...
Geoffrey Corn : "The domestic surveillance debate took center stage on Meet the Press (Sunday, February 12th), as Senator Pat Roberts, former Senator Tom Daschle, and Representatives Peter Hoekstra and Jane Harman participated in a debate...
Investigation into leak of domestic surveillance program expands
The criminal investigation into government leaks which led to the New York Times' disclosure of the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program is expanding, as federal agents have increased the number of interviews of law...
