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NEWS ABOUT: warrantless wiretapping

warrantless wiretapping stories: 66 news summaries

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DNI Exposes Broader Spying

Gonzales still under fire for perjury

Aug 1, 07 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The executive branch has had more authority to spy on citizens than yet reported, the Washington Post revealed today. Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell explained yesterday that the controversial NSA warrantless wiretapping and data mining program was only one element in a broader series of secret surveillance activities issued... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Charles Schumer • Arlen Specter • NSA • spy • surveillance • wiretap • executive order • Mike McConnell • DNI • data mining • warrantless wiretapping

Intel Memo Contradicts Gonzales

Senator threatens perjury probe over conflicting accounts

Jul 26, 07 8:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alberto Gonzales' Senate testimony this week is at odds with a year-old intelligence document, and the discrepancy may earn the AG in a congressional perjury investigation. At issue is a 2004 White House briefing, which Gonzales has repeatedly testified did not concern the warrantless wiretapping program; a memo from the... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • John Ashcroft • Senate Judiciary Committee • Arlen Specter • Patrick Leahy • National Security Agency • Terrorist Surveillance Program • warrantless wiretapping

AG Refutes Account of Hospital Visit

Senators assail Gonzales in acrimonious oversight hearing

Jul 24, 07 4:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alberto Gonzales today refuted an ex-colleague's dramatic testimony about a 2004 visit to John Ashcroft's hospital bed, but the Senate Judiciary Committee wasn't buying it. Patrick Leahy and Arlen Specter were openly skeptical of the AG's account of the scene in John Ashcroft's room, and Specter raised the possibility of... More »

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Congress • Alberto Gonzales • Democrats • Republican • Attorney General • John Ashcroft • James Comey • NSA • hospital • testimony • warrantless wiretapping • Deputy Attorney General • George W. Bush

Appeals Court Won't Rule on Domestic Spying

Panel KOs warrantless wiretapping case on procedural grounds

Jul 6, 07 5:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Although it raises a "cascade of serious questions," a federal appeals court will not hear a case about the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program because the plaintiffs can't prove they've suffered direct harm. In a 2-1 decision, the Sixth Circuit court dismissed the case, brought by the ACLU and... More »

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ACLU • NSA • domestic surveillance • warrantless wiretapping • US Supreme Court

Domestic Spying Probe Reaches West Wing

Frustrated Senate committee doles out subpoenas

Jun 27, 07 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Patrick Leahy came out swinging against the Bush administration's "sweeping assertions of secrecy and privilege" today, issuing subpoenas to the White House, Dick Cheney's office, the Justice Department, and the NSC. The documents demanded by the Senate Judiciary Committee relate to the warrantless wiretapping of terrorism suspects and the... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • Department of Justice • Senate • White House • Patrick Leahy • executive privilege • Judiciary Committee • subpoena • secrecy • NSC • warrantless wiretapping

Legal Battle Looms Over Domestic Spy Documents

Senate subpoenas; White House balks

Jun 22, 07 6:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - A showdown on the White House's warantless wiretapping program looms after the Senate Judiciary Committee authorized subpoenas for documents on the progam, and the administration said it had no plans to comply, claiming the material is classified and off limits. The president may invoke executive privilege to prevent the documents'... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • John Ashcroft • Senate Judiciary Committee • domestic intelligence • executive privilege • subpoena • spy • wiretap • warrantless wiretapping

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