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Federal appeals court rules DOJ memo can remain classified
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled on Friday that the executive branch may continue to withhold a Department of Justice (DOJ) memo that established the legal basis for telephone companies to give customers' calling (More) |
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DOJ appeals district court ruling against NSA phone surveillance program
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday filed an appeal to a federal district court ruling that held that the National Security Agency (NSA) program of collecting phone call data is likely unconstitutional . In December Judge Richard Leon g (More) |
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Federal judge rules NSA data collection legal and useful
A federal judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled on Friday that the National Security Agency's (NSA) PRISM program, which includes massive collection of American citizens' telephone records, is legal. Judge (More) |
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US releases documents on NSA surveillance origins
US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper declassified documents on Saturday that show how the National Security Agency (NSA) was authorized to collect bulk phone and internet records from US citizens without individualized suspicion. Cla (More) |
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Federal judge rules against NSA phone surveillance program
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Monday that the National Security Agency (NSA) program of collecting phone call data is likely unconstitutional. Judge Richard Leon ruled in a lawsuit brought by activist attor (More) |
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AI files lawsuit against UK surveillance program
Amnesty International (AI) announced on Monday that it has filed a complaint against the UK government over concerns that the country's intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) unlawfully accessed AI's communications. Fol (More) |
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Japan parliament passes controversial secrecy law
Japan's parliament on Friday passed a controversial secrecy law amid widespread protests. The law, which has drawn protests at every step of the approval process, targets public officials who leak information to the public. Those convicted under th (More) |
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US prosecutors charge 49 Russian diplomats with health care fraud
US prosecutors unsealed on Thursday charges [complaint, press release] it has filed against 49 current and former Russian diplomats and their family members for allegedly conspiring to commit health care fraud . The complaint, which was filed in the (More) |
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UN counterterrorism official to investigate US, UK surveillance
UN Special Rapporteur on counterterrorism Ben Emmerson on Monday stated that he plans to launch an investigation [Guardian op-ed] into the surveillance activities of the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the UK Government Communications Headqua (More) |
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Rights groups urge UN to adopt resolution against unlawful surveillance
Five human rights groups urged the UN General Assembly on Thursday to adopt a resolution protecting the right of privacy against unlawful surveillance. In a letter to the assembly, the groups, Amnesty International, Access, Electronic Frontier Foun (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
