Time To End the FBI’s FISA Follies
By Patrick Eddington Late last Friday, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a heavily redacted April 2022 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court…
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“Trickle down” FISA Proceedings Result in Further Revocation of Rights
By Janet Phelan As the country swings further towards despotism, some interesting and telling cases are being filed in the courts, in an effort to…
The Government’s Lust To Spy
By Andrew Napolitano In 2019, agents of the federal and state governments persuaded judges to issue 99% of all requested intercepts. An intercept is any…
Judge Rules NSA Spying Program Revealed By Snowden Was Illegal, Useless Against Terrorists
By John Vibes This week, a federal appeals court ruled that the NSA’s controversial spying program was illegal – the same program Edward Snowden released…
All Spying All The Time
By Andrew P. Napolitano During this summer of madness in Portland, Oregon, and sadness over COVID-19, two below-the-radar events occurred implicating the insatiable appetite of…
Barr and Trump United in Opposition to Spy Bill — But The Reasons Raise Questions
By Janet Phelan Attorney General William Barr has reversed himself and is now urging Congress to vote down the surveillance reauthorizations in HR 6172. Stating…
Congressman Massie Speaks Out Against Patriot Act/FISA Reauthorization
By RepThomasMassie With the Patriot Act/FISA set to be re-authorized, at least one congressman – Rep. Thomas Massie – reminds the American people about what…
House Lawmakers Extend Section 215 into Next Year Even Though They Had Years to Stop Illegal Overcollection of Americans’ Sensitive Data
By India McKinney With federal agencies set to run out of money this week, House lawmakers today passed a short-term funding bill that contained a…
FBI Use Of Foreign-Surveillance Tool Violated Privacy Rights: FISA Court
By Tyler Durden The FBI’s use of electronic surveillance tools violated the constitutional privacy rights of Americans whose communications were swept up in a controversial…
The FISA Oversight Hearing Confirmed That Things Need to Change
By India McKinney Section 215, the controversial law at the heart of the NSA’s massive telephone records surveillance program, is set to expire in December….
The FBI vs. Antiwar.com
By Justin Raimondo On September 11, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled in favor of Antiwar.com and against the FBI…
Fusion Centers, Citizen Spies and the Debasement of the American Character
By Karen Melton Stewart No matter if you are in the “Trump-resistance” or a QAnon Patriot, it is likely significant numbers of you have been…
President Trump Directs The Immediate Declassification Of Certain FISA, DOJ & FBI Documents
By Catherine J. Frompovich Is the “you know what” about to hit the fan? Pursuant to copyright law, the material below is licensed under Creative…
Russiagate Takes An Interesting Turn
By Catherine J. Frompovich As a journalist, I receive Judicial Watch’s Press Releases and Weekly Updates as part of their media contacts. The Weekly Update…