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Tag Archives: War on Terror
Judge finds Bush Administration illegally wiretapped phone conversation between Islamic charity and lawyers
The Contra Costa Times reports: A federal judge ruled Wednesday that government investigators illegally wiretapped the phone conversations of an Islamic charity and two American lawyers without a search warrant. U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker said the plaintiffs have … Continue reading
Getting a Facebook Poke from the FBI
The Associated Press reports: The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too. US law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, going undercover with false online profiles to communicate with … Continue reading
Hearings held over U.S. policy of warrantless border search and seizure of laptops
Yahoo! Tech reports: Miffed that, if you return home from travel overseas, U.S. Customs can decide to search, and even seize, all the files on your computer, your camera, and even your cell phone? So is Senator Russ Feingold, who … Continue reading
Litigating support of terror
Reuters reports: American victims of bombings and rocket attacks in Israel have sued Swiss bank UBS AG for more than $500 million, accusing the bank of helping fund the militants behind the attacks through dealings with Iran. The lawsuit seeks … Continue reading
Former detainee sues U.S. military contractors
Fox Business News reports: New torture claims have been leveled at two U.S. military contractors by a former Abu Ghraib “ghost” detainee who was wrongly imprisoned and later released without charge, according to a lawsuit filed today in Los Angeles … Continue reading
Court dismisses lawsuit against Boeing Co. unit over “rendition” flights
TheAge.com reports A US federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a unit of Boeing Co that accused the firm of helping fly terrorism suspects abroad to secret prisons.The American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint in May accusing Jeppesen … Continue reading
Tagged War on Terror
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EFF sues Homeland Security over searches of travelers’ laptops and other invasions of privacy
PC World reports: Two civil liberties groups have filed a lawsuit in a federal court in California in response to complaints from travelers of excessive screenings at border-entry points, including inspections of the data on laptops, cell phones and other … Continue reading
The intersection of the First Amendment and Homeland Security
The Associated Press reports: A computer science student who unwittingly created an airport bomb scare by wearing a blinking circuit board attached to her shirt had a First Amendment right to express herself in that manner, her lawyer argued Friday. … Continue reading
“The most comprehensive illegal domestic spying program in history”
BetaNews.com reports: Bringing his claims to Capitol Hill for the first time, former AT&T network technician Mark Klein appeared yesterday at a press conference to reiterate his astonishing claim: AT&T operated a 24 x 48-foot room in one of its … Continue reading
Federal terror prosecution may re-define “danger to community” standard for bail hearings
The Sacramento Bee reports: Should a California man who poses little threat to his neighbors remain behind bars because of his alleged ties to a terrorist group that threatens lives halfway around the world? Federal prosecutors say yes. They argue … Continue reading
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