Eileen Sullivan and Matt Apuzzo of Associated Press reports: A multibillion-dollar information-sharing program created in the aftermath of 9/11 has improperly collected information about innocent Americans and produced little valuableintelligence on terrorism, a Senate report concludes. It portrays an effort that ballooned far beyond anyone’s ability to control. What began as an attempt to put local,…
Category: Govt
SCOTUS considers whether federal government can be sued for FCRA violations
Jesse J. Holland of Associated Press reports: The Supreme Court on Tuesday pondered whether it should allow the federal government to face millions of dollars in class-action lawsuits for violating identity theft protection laws that ban the printing of credit card numbers and expiration dates on receipts. Government lawyers argue that the United States is…
Agencies Properly Withheld Social Networking Info – Court
Nick McCain reports on a ruling in the Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Department of Defense: A federal judge ruled mostly in favor of government agencies in a Freedom of Information action where privacy advocates sought documents related to law enforcement’s use of social networking websites in criminal investigations. The judge ordered the FBI and ICE…
Fifth Circuit Cell-Site Case: Magistrate Judge Smith Responds and Defends His Decision
Orin Kerr writes: Although I wasn’t planning to post any more on the Fifth Circuit cell-site case, I happened to notice that Magistrate Judge Smith recently posted a new essay on SSRN that is in significant part a response to my amicus brief and my criticisms of his decision. I thought it only fair to point readers…