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NEWS ABOUT: US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals stories: 3 news summaries

Court Approves Ex-Inmates' Suit Against CIA

Torture allegations trump state secrets argument, panel rules

Apr 29, 09 7:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Five men who allege they were kidnapped and tortured on the orders of CIA agents may bring suit in federal court, an appeals panel ruled yesterday. Presidents Bush and Obama both contended that the case should be dismissed to protect classified evidence. But a federal appeals court panel ruled presidential... More »

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Bush administration • CIA • rendition • torture • Guantanamo Bay • George W. Bush • Eric Holder • US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals • Obama administration • President Obama • Binyam Mohamed

Bybee Rues Signature on Torture Memos

Friends say he
regrets way the legal opinions were used

Apr 25, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jay Bybee has told friends and colleagues that he regrets his role as one of the authors of the so-called torture memos, the Washington Post reports. Most notably, Bybee, who's now a federal judge, signed off on the 2002 memo that authorized waterboarding. "I've heard him express regret at... More »

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Bush administration • Department of Justice • interrogation techniques • federal judges • US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals • torture memo • Jay Bybee • Office of Legal Counsel

 Court Limits Bosses'
 Access to Staff Emails 

Landmark ruling extends constitutional protections to electronic communication

Jun 19, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal court has ruled that emails and text messages on work accounts—routinely monitored by some employers—are protected by constitutional safeguards against unreasonable search and seizure. The ruling only applies to electronic communications supplied through outside servers, not internal systems. The ruling forbids service providers from handing over... More »

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email • text message • Electronic Frontier Foundation • corporate monitoring • US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals • search warrant • Jeff Quon • Arch Wireless • Stored Communications Act • Ontario Police Department • 4th Amendment

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