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Canada high court rules police need special order to intercept text messages
March 28, 2013 by Lauren Laing
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Wednesday that police cannot use general search warrants to acquire text messages from a service provider's database. In a 5-2 decision, the court found that text messages are private communications and cannot be intercepted by police without special wiretap.... [more]
Ninth Circuit dismisses Islamic charity wiretapping suit
August 8, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The US Court for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday reversed a lower court's decision in favor of an Oregon-based Islamic nonprofit corporation challenging the Bush administration's warrantless wiretap program. The US District Court for the Northern District of California held that the federal.... [more]
Canada high court rules emergency wiretap provision unconstitutional
April 14, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that an emergency wiretap provision allowing warrantless interceptions is unconstitutional. The specific section authorizes a peace officer to intercept private communication when there is reasonable ground for urgency and necessity to prevent serious harm..... [more]
Berlusconi facing new trial on wiretap charges
February 8, 2012 by Katherine Getty
A judge in Milan ruled Tuesday that former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will stand trial for publicly releasing a secret wiretap in 2005. The prosecution alleges that Berlusconi published the transcript of a tapped phone conversation in Il Giornale, a national newspaper owned by his.... [more]
Spain high court begins first trial of judge Garzon
January 17, 2012 by Hillary Stemple
The trial of Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon, accused of ordering illegal wiretaps in jailhouses, began on Tuesday before a seven-judge panel of the Spanish Supreme Court. The court announced in October that Garzon would stand trial on the charges after the he was indicted in April for ordering the....... [more]
Federal appeals court ruled against Islamic charity in NSA wiretapping lawsuit [this day at law]
November 16, 2011 by Meagan McElroy
On November 16, 2007, The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation could not use a secret call log from the US Treasury Department as evidence that the Muslim charity was the subject of an illegal wiretap because the document qualified as a "state secret.".... [more]
Spain judge to face trial for illegal jailhouse wiretap order
October 28, 2011 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The Spanish Supreme Court announced Friday that Judge Baltasar Garzon will stand trial on November 29 for ordering illegal wiretaps in jailhouses. Garzon was indicted in April for ordering the placement of wiretaps in jailhouses to record conversations between inmates and their lawyers. Garzon.... [more]
Philippines president urges lawmakers to strengthen anti-terrorism law
August 16, 2011 by Maureen Cosgrove
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday urged lawmakers to enhance a controversial anti-terror law by removing provisions that deter authorities from using the law. The Human Security Act (HSA), signed in 2007 by then-president Gloria Arroyo, authorizes the 72-hour detention of.... [more]
Spain high court indicts judge Garzon for jailhouse wiretap order
April 11, 2011 by Ashley Hileman
The Spanish Supreme Court on Monday issued an indictment against National Court judge Baltasar Garzon for his order to place illegal wiretaps in jailhouses for the purpose of recording conversations between inmates and their lawyers. Garzon's order was a part of his investigation into a network of.... [more]
UN rights expert condemns proposed Italy wiretapping law
July 14, 2010 by Hillary Stemple
UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression Frank La Rue on Tuesday condemned an Italian bill that would restrict the use of wiretaps and criminalize the reporting of wiretap transcripts by the news media. La Rue urged the Italian government to either abolish or substantially revise the bill,.... [more]
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