NYC pays largest Occupy-related settlement to protesters for wrongful arrestPublished time: June 10, 2014 20:04 Edited time: June 10, 2014 20:40 New York City has reached the largest Occupy Wall Street-related settlement to date with 14 protesters, agreeing to pay up almost $600,000 to resolve allegations that police illegally arrested them back in 2012.
DEA blackmailed doctors with ties to medical marijuana – reportsReuters / Jason Redmond The Drug Enforcement Administration allegedly threatened doctors associated with medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts, telling them they would lose their federal license to dispense medications unless they severed ties with marijuana companies.
Thought better of it: NSA can get rid of evidence, judge saysReuters / NSA A federal judge who ordered the National Security Agency to retain all records of its secret telephone surveillance related to an ongoing case has reversed the order – just a day after it was issued. “In order to protect national security programs, I cannot issue a ruling at this time.
Judge demands govt halt destruction of NSA surveillance dataReuters / Paul Hackett The US government has been ordered “not to destroy” records gleaned from National Security Agency surveillance that are relevant to active lawsuits challenging the legality of spying programs, a federal judge said Thursday.
U.S. Marshals Seize Cops’ Spying Records to Keep Them From the ACLU | Threat Level | WIREDA routine request in Florida for public records regarding the use of a surveillance tool known as a stingray took an extraordinary turn recently when federal authorities seized the documents before police could release them. The surprise move by the U.S.
NSA accused of destroying evidence showing it spied on ordinary AmericansScreenshot from eff.org The National Security Agency hasn’t exactly stopped spying on Americans en masse just yet, but a new court filing accuses the NSA of unlawfully destroying the evidence it collected against United States citizens for years.
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Times Reporter Over Refusal to Identify SourceWASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal from James Risen, a reporter for The New York Times facing jail for refusing to identify a confidential source.
Jurors Can Say NoWashington IF you are ever on a jury in a marijuana case, I recommend that you vote “not guilty” – even if you think the defendant actually smoked pot, or sold it to another consenting adult.
IMF chief says banks haven’t changed since financial crisisThe head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that a persistent violation of ethics among bankers and rising inequality pose a major threat to growth and financial stability.
Supreme Court justices linked to BP lawyers in multi-billion Gulf spill settlementOil giant BP has appealed to the US Supreme Court to reinstate a halt on payments worth possibly billions of dollars related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill. Now, some question whether two Supreme Court justices may be too close to the oil company.
Daniel Ellsberg: Snowden would not get a fair trial – and Kerry is wrongJohn Kerry was in my mind Wednesday morning, and not because he had called me a patriot on NBC News. I was reading the lead story in the New York Times – ” US Troops to Leave Afghanistan by End of 2016″ – with a photo of American soldiers looking for caves.
EFF to Court: There’s No Doubt the Government Destroyed NSA Spying EvidenceSan Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) told a federal court today that there was no doubt that the government has destroyed years of evidence of NSA spying – the government itself has admitted to it in recent court filings.
NSA releases Snowden email after denying its existenceFormer National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden did raise questions with top NSA lawyers, the agency admitted on Thursday. Snowden responded by saying the released emails are incomplete, and that NSA misdirection “raises serious concerns.”
Americans have First Amendment right to film police, US appeals court rulesAFP Photo / Robyn Beck A federal appeals court has ruled that Americans have the right to videotape police officers in public, thereby allowing a court case brought against New Hampshire police to progress. Carla Gericke was arrested in 2010 for videotaping members of the Weare Police Department who pulled over her friend during a traffic stop.
Despite promise, US govt moves to classify justification for drone killing of AmericanAnwar al-Awlaki.(Reuters) The Obama administration has launched a sudden effort to keep classified additional parts of a memo outlining the legal justification for the drone killing of an American a mere week after saying it would comply with a federal ruling to release the memo.
The Bizarre Way That Millions of Americans, and Even Obama, Will Get the ObamaCare VerdictAt about 10:10 a.m. on Thursday, an 81-year-old reporter will pick up a printed sheaf of papers, quickly scan them for a few key phrases, rush to relay the details by phone to his editor, who will then type several choice words out on a live blog. Yes – this is […]
Tennessee to roll out ‘No Refusal’ blood-draw DUI checkpoints – Police State USATENNESSEE — Labor Day: another holiday, another excuse to push the limits of the police power over citizens. All across the state, Tennessee police will be performing another round of highly-publicized “no refusal” blood-draw DUI checkpoints this weekend.
AT&T hacker invoices Justice Dept. for time spent in federal prisonA computer hacker who was released early from prison last month due to a federal appeals court decision is demanding that the Justice Department pay him for what he calls acts of fraud and violence committed by the United States government.
Giving NSA the boot – California bids to end spying on its citizensAFP Photo / Paul J. Richards The state of California is looking to pass a law stating the federal government would need a warrant from a judge if it wants to search residents’ cellphones and computer records. The bill passed the state senate with just one person voting against.
Secrets, lies and Snowden’s email: why I was forced to shut down LavabitMy legal saga started last summer with a knock at the door, behind which stood two federal agents ready to to serve me with a court order requiring the installation of surveillance equipment on my company’s network.