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US v. Councilman, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, August 11, 2005 [ruling that the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which updated the Wiretap Act to include electronic communications, should be broadly interpreted to allow an e-mail provider...

The US First Circuit Court of Appeals held Thursday that the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) , which updated the Wiretap Act to include electronic communications, should be broadly interpreted to allow an e-mail provider alleged...

Leading Friday's corporations and securities law brief, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) has agreed to pay Enron Corp. $250 million. The payment follows a a $2.4 billion settlement with Enron shareholders [JURIST...

By voice vote late Friday the US Senate unanimously approved a bill that would permanently extend most provisions of the USA Patriot Act while limiting it in the most controversial areas. The Senate legislation puts a four-year cap...

The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to extend the Patriot Act , a key document used to combat terrorism in the US. The measure was approved 257-171 with 43 Democrats joining 214 Republicans in...

Gerry Spence , the lawyer for Brandon Mayfield, the Muslim-convert Portland attorney arrested and accused of involvement in Madrid's 2004 terrorist bombings, said in court Friday that FBI agents intentionally withheld information from a judge...

Brandon Mayfield , a Portland lawyer and Muslim convert, returns to a federal courthouse in Portland Friday for a pretrial hearing in his civil lawsuit against the US government. A little over a year ago...

While amended measures to extend the Patriot Act were approved Wednesday by the House Intelligence Committee and the House Judiciary Committee , Senators introduced their own bipartisan bill setting restrictions and time limits. SB 1389, introduced...

Following up on a story previously reported in JURIST’s Paper Chase, the House Select Committee on Intelligence Wednesday approved several measures porposed by Democrats during a markup session that would limit on governmental power under the Patriot...

Two days after US House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R-WI) introduced a bill to make existing provisions of the Patriot Act permanent, Judiciary Committee members Wednesday debated...