CRS report 98-326 Privacy: An Overview of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping December 03, 2009 Summary: This report provides an overview of federal law governing wiretapping and electronic eavesdropping. It also appends citations to state law in the area and contains a bibliography of legal commentary as well as the text of the…
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Congressman introduces federal anti-SLAPP bill
David L. Hudson Jr. writes: A Tennessee congressman has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives known as “the Citizen Participation Act of 2009” that would provide protection for people who are sued for exercising their First Amendment rights of petition and speech. If passed, the measure by Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., would…
Texas to destroy baby blood taken without consent
Jay Root of the Associated Press reports: Texas health authorities will destroy as many as four million blood samples taken from babies without parental consent and stored indefinitely for scientific research. The Texas Department of State Health Services announced Tuesday it would destroy the samples after settling a federal lawsuit filed by the Texas Civil…
TSA Must Release Some ‘No-Fly List’ Evidence – Court
Anne Youderian reports: A federal judge in San Francisco ordered the Transportation Security Administration to release some evidence relating to a Muslim woman’s inclusion on the government’s “no-fly list,” breaking what the judge called a “potential jurisdictional impasse.” Rahinah Ibrahim, a Malaysian Muslim, said she was illegally detained at the San Francisco International Airport because…