Read more warrantless wiretapping stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12910/warrantless-wiretapping.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:34:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70072/obama-raises-bar-on-what-passes-for-state-secrets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration will announce much more stringent rules on state secrets today, two Justice Department officials tell the Washington Post , in what amounts to a major shift from Bush-era practice. To keep a program secret, an organization—including intelligence agencies and the military—will have to convince the attorney...http://www.newser.com/story/70072/obama-raises-bar-on-what-passes-for-state-secrets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 5:58:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65366/yoo-fights-back-on-torture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe embattled Bush administration lawyer who drafted memos justifying waterboarding and warrantless wiretaps is fighting back as his role comes under greater scrutiny, the Washington Post reports. John Yoo, now a University of California law professor, has been giving speeches around the country defending the tactics and his view that...http://www.newser.com/story/65366/yoo-fights-back-on-torture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 7:13:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64511/yoo-wiretaps-were-legal-and-necessary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLast week the inspectors general of the Justice Department, CIA, and other agencies suggested the Bush administration violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, singling out lawyer John Yoo for memos justifying warrantless wiretapping. Yoo defends himself today in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, writing that FISA was "an obsolete law"...http://www.newser.com/story/64511/yoo-wiretaps-were-legal-and-necessary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 7:24:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64126/wiretap-program-had-limited-value-fed-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Bush administration's warrantless wiretap program wasn't such a great anti-terror tool after all, says a new federal report. The wiretaps—on the international communication of Americans—"generally played a limited role" in counterterrorism efforts, despite the assertions of President Bush, Dick Cheney, and other top officials that they were...http://www.newser.com/story/64126/wiretap-program-had-limited-value-fed-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Jul 2009 8:15:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64105/wiretapping-memos-drafted-in-inappropriate-secrecy-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe legal justification for the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program was handled with unprecedented secrecy that sidestepped usual Justice Department procedure, the Washington Post reports. Only three Justice officials—John Ashcroft, John Yoo, and staff attorney James Baker—were made aware of the program and participated in drafting memos that...http://www.newser.com/story/64105/wiretapping-memos-drafted-in-inappropriate-secrecy-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 16:59:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60908/us-judge-boots-warrantless-wiretap-cases-vs-telecoms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal judge has tossed out more than three dozen lawsuits filed against the nation's telecommunications companies for allegedly taking part in the government's email and telephone eavesdropping program that was done without court approval. The dismissals were widely expected after Congress in July agreed on new surveillance rules that...http://www.newser.com/story/60908/us-judge-boots-warrantless-wiretap-cases-vs-telecoms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 14:17:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56669/wiretap-catches-rep-making-deal-for-pro-israel-lobby-group.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA wiretap by the National Security Agency caught California Rep. Jane Harman promising a suspected Israeli agent she’d intervene on behalf of two pro-Israeli lobbyists facing espionage charges, sources tell CQ Politics. In exchange, the agent promised to pressure then-minority leader Nancy Pelosi into making Harman chair of the Intelligence...http://www.newser.com/story/56669/wiretap-catches-rep-making-deal-for-pro-israel-lobby-group.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 9:18:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56296/nsa-violated-domestic-wiretap-limits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe NSA has been listening in on the domestic communications of American citizens well in excess of the limits placed on it by Congress last year, say intelligence officials. The Justice Department has confirmed to the New York Times that it detected "issues" in recent months but said it "took...http://www.newser.com/story/56296/nsa-violated-domestic-wiretap-limits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Apr 2009 6:34:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54305/critics-blast-obamas-state-secrets-court-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCivil liberties activists are accusing President Obama of going back on his word and behaving like George Bush when it comes to protecting administration secrets, reports the Washington Post . The harsh criticism comes in the wake of a lawsuit brought by an Oregon Islamic charity seeking damages for the alleged...http://www.newser.com/story/54305/critics-blast-obamas-state-secrets-court-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Mar 2009 7:35:22 CDT