FISA

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.

Domestic Spying Quietly Goes On

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:39:37 -0700

With Congress on the verge of outlining new parameters for National Security Agency eavesdropping between suspicious foreigners and Americans, lawmakers are leaving largely untouched a host of government programs that critics say involves far more domestic surveillance than the wiretaps they sought to remedy.

Dems Who Flipped on FISA Immunity See More Telecom Cash

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:01:23 -0700

House Democrats who flipped their votes to support retroactive immunity for telecom companies in last week’s FISA bill took thousands of dollars more from phone companies than Democrats who consistently voted against legislation with an immunity provision, according to an analysis by MAPLight.org.

House Approves Surveillance Bill, Protects Telecoms

Stevie Converse — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:33:57 -0700

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would continue a controversial surveillance program at the U.S. National Security Agency with limited court oversight, while likely ending lawsuits against telecommunications carriers that participated in the program.

House Approves Unconstitutional Surveillance Legislation

Stevie Converse — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:06:31 -0700

Following a vote in the House of Representatives sanctioning warrantless wiretapping and handing immunity to telecommunications companies for their role in domestic spying, the American Civil Liberties Union expressed outrage at representatives who voted for the unconstitutional legislation. The bill, H.R.

Spy Bill to Shield Phone Companies from Lawsuits

Stevie Converse — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:30:49 -0700

U.S. telephone companies that took part in President George W. Bush's warrantless domestic spying program could be shielded from billions of dollars in lawsuits under a electronic spy bill finalized on Thursday by congressional and White House negotiators.

Under the measure, federal courts would determine if the evidence supports protection of companies from civil liability.

This Spade Is a Spade: FISA Deal Is Bunk

Stevie Converse — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:44:06 -0700

So, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced his precious FISA deal today and I’m sure it will not come as great shock to this general audience that we at the ACLU think it’s crap. And by “crap” I mean unconstitutional.

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.

Tentative Accord on Spy Bill, Immunity

Stevie Converse — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:42:25 -0700

White House and congressional negotiators have reached a tentative agreement on an anti-terror spy bill that would permit court dismissal of potentially billions of dollars in lawsuits against phone companies, sources familiar with the talks said on Friday.

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.

Congressional Action Heats Up on FISA

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:48:01 -0700

Telecom companies have presented congressional Democrats with a set of proposals on how to provide immunity to the businesses that participated in a controversial government electronic surveillance program, a House Democratic aide said Wednesday.