FBI Chief’s Problem with Needing Warrants for GPS Tracking
FBI director Robert Mueller (photo: Medill DC) (update below) The Supreme Court handed down a victory for civil liberties in January when it ruled police could not attach GPS devices to a suspect’s car...
View ArticleNCTC’s New Guidelines: Keeping Information on US Citizens Longer Will...
(photo: US Government) Guidelines for how long officials at the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), a “clearinghouse” for terrorism established after the September 11th attacks, are being expanded...
View ArticleThe Problem with Tim Weiner’s Praise for FBI Director Robert Mueller
Screen shot from Tim Weiner's appearance on C-SPAN's "Q & A" A book published by Pultizer Prize-winning author Tim Weiner titled Enemies: A History of the FBI and out for a month and a half now...
View ArticleJudge Clears Federal Officials of Wrongdoing in Harsh Confinement of Muslims...
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft (Photo by Gage Skidmore) A federal judge dismissed complaints in a lawsuit alleging former Justice Department officials violated the rights of Arab or Muslim...
View ArticleAttorney General Eric Holder: US Government Has Authority to Target & Kill US...
US Attorney General Eric Holder (Photo from C-SPAN) Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, who sent three letters to CIA director nominee John Brennan requesting an answer on “whether the president...
View ArticleFederal Appeals Court Hears Argument on Warrantless GPS Tracking
GPS tracking device (Creative Commons-licensed photo taken by Elona B. Shukron, Account Manager for TrackTec, Ltd.) A federal appeals court is hearing argument over whether the government should have...
View ArticleSupreme Court Immunizes High-Ranking Officials From Lawsuits For Rights...
The United States Supreme Court ruled against Arab or Muslim immigrants, who sued former high-ranking government officials for their alleged role in violating their rights in the immediate months after...
View ArticleMueller Indictment Part Of Cycle Of Information Warfare And Election Meddling...
Thirteen Russian nationals allegedly involved in an information warfare operation to interfere in the 2016 presidential election were indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The indictment [PDF]...
View ArticleInterview With Journalist Aaron Maté: On The Collapse Of Russiagate...
If you would like to support the show and help keep us going strong, please become a subscriber on our Patreon page. Hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola were joined by journalist Aaron Maté to talk...
View ArticleOn WikiLeaks Email Releases, Mueller Team Ignored Findings Of Former US...
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on an investigation into alleged Russian efforts to meddle in the 2016 presidential election does not confirm, without a doubt, that Russian intelligence agents...
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