Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Wiretap Suits Press on in the Wake of FISA Amendments

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:47:12 -0700

ACLU Launches Wiretapping Web Ad Campaign

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:21:53 -0700

FISA Bill's Real Target: What Remains of Our Open Society

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:17:43 -0700

Bush Signs New Rules on Government Wiretapping

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:58:34 -0700

ACLU Sues over Wiretapping Law

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:59:39 -0700

FISA Compromise Passes with Obama, Clinton on Opposite Sides

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:15:51 -0700

Bush Wins on Spy Bill

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:03:34 -0700

Compromising the Constitution

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:44:21 -0700

Congress has been far too compliant as President Bush undermined the Bill of Rights and the balance of powers. It now has a chance to undo some of that damage — if it has the courage and good sense to stand up to the White House and for the Constitution.

Revised Intelligence Law Would Broaden Government Surveillance Powers

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:39:07 -0700

Congress is expected to approve Wednesday a White House-backed bill to update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act -- the most sweeping change in the 30-year-old law and one that may further expand the use of evidence gathered by intelligence agencies in criminal cases.

Hoyer Hopeful on FISA Resolution

Stevie Converse — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:45:12 -0700

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Wednesday he remains hopeful that the House and Senate can finish the contentious overhaul of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) this week.

The House could vote on the bill Friday, Hoyer said.

“I think we are very close to an agreement, which will not get everything that we had in the House bill,” Hoyer said.

Mr. Bush v. the Bill of Rights

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:37:43 -0700

In the waning months of his tenure, President Bush and his allies are once again trying to scare Congress into expanding the president’s powers to spy on Americans without a court order.

Senate Democrats Won't Block FISA Overhaul

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:29:53 -0700

Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday that they would not stand in the way of a compromise overhaul of the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), despite their concerns with the impacts of the sprawling measure.

Return to Old Spy Rules Is Seen as Deadline Nears

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:12:25 -0700

With Congress at an impasse over the government’s spy powers, Congressional and intelligence officials are bracing for the possibility that the government might have to revert to the old rules of terrorist surveillance, a situation that some officials predict could leave worrisome gaps in intelligence.

White House Seems Flexible on Immunity for Telecoms over Wiretaps, Senator Says

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:16:56 -0700

The White House appears willing to compromise on the issue of retroactive immunity for telephone firms that joined the Bush administration’s wiretapping program, a senior GOP senator says.

GOP Pushes Discharge Petition to Force FISA Vote

Stevie Converse — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:36:45 -0700

House Republicans Wednesday began circulating a discharge petition to force a vote on the Senate version of a bill seeking changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.