FISA and NSA Warrantless Snooping
In 2005, it was revealed that the National Security Agency had been intercepting telephone and email information without court approval. Since then, Congress has actually expanded the NSA’s wiretapping authority. CDT advocates for privacy safeguards, especially for judicial controls when the rights of Americans are at stake.
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CDT Statement: FBI Abuse of Records Authority Highlights Need for Judicial Controls Statement: WASHINGTON – A story in the Washington Post today detailing how the FBI abused its authority... |
1/19/2010 | |
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Court Upholds Warrantless Surveillance of Suspected Terrorists Abroad Statement: In a rare public opinion, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review upheld the... |
1/16/2009 | |
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NSA Spying on Americans in the Green Zone Statement: The National Security Agency is intercepting and retaining communications of innocent Americans in... |
10/9/2008 | |
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Senate Sends FISA Legislation to President for Signature Statement: After beating back three amendments, the Senate voted 69-28 to pass the FISA Amendments Act and... |
Telecom Immunity | 7/9/2008 |
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In the Theater of the Obtuse, The Huffington Post, June 23, 2008 Commentary: Fourteen months ago, the administration proposed sweeping legislation to expand its wiretapping... |
6/23/2008 |
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| Congress Trying to Reconcile Competing Surveillance Bills | The Senate and the House of Representatives have passed substantially different versions of... | Telecom Immunity | 2/29/2008 |
| Bills Would Strengthen, Weaken Surveillance Standards | Foreign intelligence - the process of collecting and analyzing information for the purpose of... | 10/26/2007 | |
| Congress Poised to Consider Dangerous NSA Bills | Both Houses of Congress are expected this week to consider partisan bills that would both legalize... | 9/25/2006 | |
| FISA "Modernization" is Dangerous and Premature | In response to revelations that the Administration is intercepting phone calls and email of US... | 8/2/2006 | |
| Illegal NSA Data Mining Highlights Need for Congressional Oversight | USA Today has revealed that the National Security Agency has been compiling telephone information... | Data Mining | 5/11/2006 |
Find all our latest testimony, papers, and other reports here.
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Testimony of Greg Nojeim - On Restoring the Rule of Law - submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution (submitted on October 1) Testimony: Testimony of Greg Nojeim [pdf] On Restoring the Rule of Law - submitted to the Senate Judiciary... |
Greg Nojeim | 9/16/2008 | |
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Testimony of Jim Dempsey [pdf] Testimony: Testimony of Jim Dempsey [pdf] before the Senate Judiciary Committee on FISA and the Protect... |
9/25/2007 | ||
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Testimony of Jim Dempsey [pdf] Testimony: Testimony of Jim Dempsey [pdf] before the House Intelligence Committee on FISA and the Protect... |
9/18/2007 | ||
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Testimony of Jim Dempsey [pdf] Testimony: Testimony of Jim Dempsey [pdf] before the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime,... |
9/6/2006 | ||
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Testimony of Jim Dempsey [pdf] Testimony: Testimony of Jim Dempsey [pdf] before the Senate Judiciary Committee on "Modernization of the... |
7/26/2006 |