Entries tagged with: Patriot Act
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EPIC Calls on FCC to Investigate Unlawful Disclosure of Consumer Phone Records
In a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn, EPIC urged the FCC to determine whether Verizon violated the Communications Act when it released consumer call detail information to the National Security Agency. In response to an unprecedented Foreign...
Senators Push For Release of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Orders
A bipartisan group of senators, led by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), has proposed a bill that would declassify the opinions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. In 2012 testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, EPIC...
EPIC Seeks Legal Justification for NSA Domestic Surveillance Program
EPIC has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Department of Justice, seeking the agency's justification for the NSA domestic surveillance program. The Department of Justice authorized a request for "all call detail records or 'telephony metadata' created...
Congress Begins Investigation of NSA Domestic Surveillance Program
Following the revelation of that the National Security Agency is monitoring domestic communications, members of Congress are initiating new oversight proceedings. The Senate Intelligence Committee will review the program's legal authority. Members of the House Judiciary Committee wrote to President...
EPIC to Congress: 'NSA Domestic Surveillance Program is Unlawful'
EPIC has sent a letter to Congress charging that the National Security Agency's demand for domestic telephone records is unlawful. EPIC stated, "The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ordered an American telephone company to disclose to the NSA records of wholly...
Sweeping NSA Domestic Surveillance Order Approved Without Any Ties to Foreign Intelligence Collection
An unprecedented order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court indicates that the FBI and the NSA obtained vast amounts of data on Verizon customers without any ties to a foreign intelligence investigation. Last year, in testimony for the House Judiciary...
EPIC Obtains New Details on PATRIOT Act
As the result of a Freedom of Information Act request, EPIC has obtained more than 650 pages of documents related to the PATRIOT Act. EPIC had requested information related to the FBI's abuse of PATRIOT Act authorities and documents concerning...
Senator Leahy Pursues Bipartisan PATRIOT Act Reform
As Congress consider renewal of the PATRIOT Act, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has proposed adoption of an amendment that will establish new privacy and civil liberties safeguards. The Amendment, cosponsored with Senator Rand Paul [R-KY], would sunset National Security Letter...
Congressional Leaders Strike Deal to Extend Patriot Act
Lawmakers in the House and the Senate have reached an agreement that would renew key provisions of the Patriot Act, though amendments are still possible. One of the sections, known as the "lone wolf" provision, allows terrorist investigations of non-citizens...
Senate, House Pass Limited Patriot Act Extensions
The Senate and the House each passed short-term extensions of the Patriot Act. The Senate passed a three-month extension while the House extended the provisions until Dec. 8. The extensions included the “lone wolf” provision permitting surveillance of individuals and...
USA PATRIOT Act (H.R. 3162)
USA PATRIOT Act Page | USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Page | USA PATRIOT Act FOIA Page (Also available in PDF) HR 3162 RDS 107th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3162 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 24,...
Patriot Act Extension Fails in House Vote
A House vote on extending provisions of the Patriot Act that will lapse on February 28 failed. The three provisions concerned authorizing the FBI’s use of roving wiretaps, granting the government access to “any tangible items” of individuals under surveillance,...
Senator Leahy Urges Attorney General to Implement Patriot Act Reforms
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding key privacy safeguards for the PATRIOT Act. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act earlier in the year, which...
Congress Renews PATRIOT Act without Privacy Amendments
After months of debate, Congress has voted to extend the three expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act for one year with no alteration. The provisions, concerning business records, roving wiretaps, and "lone wolf" investigations, give federal law enforcement agencies...
Inspector General Finds "Egregious Breakdown" in FBI Oversight
The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General has issued a report on the FBI's use of "exigent letters" and other means to obtain telephone records from three unnamed phone companies. The 300-page report concludes that many of the...
House Members Introduce PATRIOT and FISA Reform Bills
Representatives Conyers, Nadler, and Scott introduced two bills today that would amend the PATRIOT Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The Patriot Amendments Act of 2009 will enhance reporting and judicial oversight of law enforcement powers, including the National...
PATRIOT Act Extension?
Introduction | Expiring Provisions | Additional Proposals | News | Resources Top News : () Introduction The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act) introduced a...
PATRIOT Act Revisions Introduced in Senate
Today, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) and seven cosponsors introduced the Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act. The bill would amend the PATRIOT Act, the FISA Amendments Act, and other surveillance and intelligence laws. Among other changes,...
USA Patriot Act
News | Introduction | History | Overview | Analysis | Resources | Previous Top News News : () New Bill Introducted in the 110th Congress that would Extend Certain provisions of the USA Patriot Act. House Resolution 1467 would...
Senators Consider PATRIOT Act Reforms
Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) are drafting legislative reforms to revise the USA PATRIOT Act. The USA PATRIOT Act allows authorities to conduct surveillance without judicial review through the use of National Security Letters. The Senators asked...
