If you’re interested in Fourth Amendment issues and how the Supreme Court’s decision in the United States v. Jones GPS tracking case will impact warrantless surveillance, you’ll want to bookmark USvJones.com. There are currently six proposals available for view and discussion and I look forward to reading them all as they represent the thoughts of some of…
Category: Laws
Court Wary of Overturning Warrantless Spy Case Victory, But Might Have To
David Kravets reports: A federal appeals court appeared troubled Friday by the Obama administration’s arguments that the government could break domestic spying laws without fear of being sued — and that the government’s argument might be correct, due to an oversight by Congress. A two-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard…
Amending the Constitution to protect informational privacy
… below is Adam Cohen’s addition to the Fourth Amendment: When the National Security Agency spying scandal broke in 2005, it revealed that the government was engaged in a sweeping program of surveillance of its own citizens. As technology advances, the ability of the government to spy on ordinary Americans is growing rapidly. The government has sophisticated methods of…
Pointer: Going on NOW: Hearing on FISA Amendments Act reauthorization
If you happen to see this in time, you can catch the live stream of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security hearing on the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2008: http://www.c-span.org/Events/House-Judiciary-Subcmte-Debates-FISA-Amendments-Reauthorization/10737431128/