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Senate votes to extend warrantless surveillance program until 2023
The US Senate voted 65-34 on Thursday in favor of a six-year extension of the FISA Amendments Act , which authorizes the National Security Agency (NSA) to gather intelligence by means of warrantless surveillance of foreign persons and American co (More)
US House approves extension of NSA foreign surveillance program
The US House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that extends Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. The bill was approved by a vote of 256-164. Title VII allows the National Security Agency (NSA) to target for (More)
World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 11 November 2017
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The legal world is a busy place. The Philippines Office of the Ombudsman (OTO) has anti-graft and corruption charges Tuesday against former Philippines president Benigno Aquino III in con (More)
Europe rights court hears UK surveillance cases
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held simultaneous hearings Tuesday regarding the UK's practice of intercepting private communications in large amounts, which was leaked by Edward Snowden . The cases, brought by civil rights groups, wer (More)
Senators introduce bill to reform warrantless internet surveillance program
A bipartisan group of US senators introduced the USA Rights Act on Tuesday that would overhaul aspects of the National Security Agency (NSA) warrantless internet surveillance program. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act , whi (More)
US Attorney General threatens prosecution for leaking sensitive government information
At a Department of Justice (DOJ) briefing on Friday Attorney General Jeff Sessions condemned the "staggering number of leaks" of "sensitive government information" and threatened to investigate and prosecute anyone who carries out such leaks in th (More)
Federal appeals court upholds almost all convictions of former CIA officer
A panel consisting of three judges from the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed all but one conviction of former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling, who was convicted in 2015 for disclosing classified information to a journalist. The (More)
New York highest court rules police can seize user Facebook activity
The New York Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that law-enforcement can seize private Facebook account information. The court ruled that Facebook could not contest the warrants and therefore the court could not decide the matter. The court found t (More)
US House votes to repeal Internet privacy rules
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to repeal Internet privacy regulations. Following the Senate vote , the House voted 231-189 to approve HR 230 , preventing the Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunicat (More)
US Senate votes to repeal Internet privacy rules
The US Senate voted 50-48 Thursday to repeal [text, PDF; S.J.Res. 34] current privacy rules for Internet service providers (ISPs). In a vote meant to further deregulation goals, the Senate passed a resolution to undo privacy rules adopted by the Fe (More)
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