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Federal judge dismisses mosque surveillance lawsuit to protect state secrets
August 15, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
A judge for the US District Court for the Central District of California on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against the FBI alleging that it illegally directed its agents to spy on Muslim communities. Judge Cormac Carney dismissed the case after concluding that allowing the lawsuit to move forward.... [more]
US AG Holder invokes state secrets privilege in mosque surveillance lawsuit
August 3, 2011 by Zach Zagger
US Attorney General Eric Holder invoked the state secrets privilege Monday to block evidence in a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over its investigation into Muslim mosques. The Department of Justice (DOJ) also filed a motion to dismiss claims and for summary judgment in.... [more]
Federal judge orders cleric to leave country for lying to FBI about New York subway plot
April 16, 2010 by Steve Dotterer
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Thursday ordered Imam Ahmad Afzali to leave the country within 90 days. Afzali pleaded guilty in March to lying to FBI agents in connection with the investigation of a plot to detonate explosives in the New York City subway.... [more]
Ninth Circuit rejects Patriot Act challenge for lack of standing
December 11, 2009 by Matt Glenn
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday that a lawsuit seeking to declare parts of the Patriot Act unconstitutional must be dismissed for lack of standing. Brandon Mayfield, an attorney arrested in 2004 based on FBI error in connection with the 2004 Madrid train bombings, had....... [more]
Senate committee approves reauthorization of expiring Patriot Act provisions
October 8, 2009 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-8 Thursday to approve legislation reauthorizing three provisions of the USA Patriot Act set to expire at the end of the year. The portions of the act to be renewed allow federal authorities to conduct roving wiretaps, compel the production of b....... [more]
Domestic surveillance oversight necessary to prevent FBI abuse [comment]
April 7, 2008 by Andrew Wood
Melissa Goodman: When Americans hear that the military is conducting domestic surveillance we tend to get a little squeamish. Isn't that the FBI's job? What is the military doing exactly? Who are they investigating and why? Well, here is what we do know, thanks to over 1,000 pages of....... [more]
DOJ to appeal ruling that struck down Patriot Act search, surveillance provisions
October 10, 2007 by Gabriel Haboubi
The US Department of Justice filed notice Tuesday that it will appeal last month's district court decision that found provisions of the USA Patriot Act to be unconstitutional. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) used the Patriot Act to search the home and office of Brandon Mayfield, the....... [more]
Federal judge rules Patriot Act search, surveillance provisions unconstitutional
September 26, 2007 by Mike Rosen-Molina
A US district judge ruled Wednesday that two provisions of the USA Patriot Act that deal with physical search and electronic eavesdropping are unconstitutional. Brandon Mayfield, the Oregon attorney arrested and detained for two weeks in May 2004 after the FBI mistakenly concluded that his.... [more]
FBI telecom surveillance wider than previously acknowledged: NYT
September 9, 2007 by Michael Sung
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) relied on telecommunication companies to engage in national security surveillance much broader in scope than previously acknowledged, the New York Times reported Sunday. According to documents provided by privacy rights group the Electronic Frontier.... [more]
Ashcroft not fully lucid during March 2004 Gonzales visit: FBI director notes
August 16, 2007 by Leslie Schulman
Personal notes by FBI Director Robert Mueller released Thursday reveal that former US Attorney General John Ashcroft was feeble, barely articulate, clearly stressed when current Attorney General and then-White House counsel Alberto Gonzales confronted him in his hospital room in March 20....... [more]
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