Tag Archives: fourth amendment
NSA lied about scope of 4th amendment violations for years
A federal judge sharply rebuked the National Security Agency in 2011 for repeatedly misleading the court that oversees its surveillance on domestic soil, including a program that is collecting tens of thousands of domestic e-mails and other Internet communications of Americans each year, according to a secret ruling made public on Wednesday. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/22/us/2011-ruling-found-an-nsa-program-unconstitutional.html?hp&_r=0 The 85-page […]
Chief Justice Roberts assigned judges to subvert Fourth Amendment
In making assignments to the court, Chief Justice Roberts, more than his predecessors, has chosen judges with conservative and executive branch backgrounds that critics say make the court more likely to defer to government arguments that domestic spying programs are necessary. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/26/us/politics/robertss-picks-reshaping-secret-surveillance-court.html?hp Ten of the court’s 11 judges — all assigned by Chief Justice Roberts […]
New Jersey chief justice stands up for Fourth Amendment
“No one buys a cell phone to share detailed information about their whereabouts with the police,” Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote. “That was true in 2006 and is equally true today. Citizens have a legitimate privacy interest in such information.” http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/07/19/us/ap-us-cellphone-tracking-ruling.html?ref=us Police in New Jersey will soon have to get warrants if they want […]
MSM slow on reporting turn out for Restore the Fourth
The MSM failed to report the Restore the Fourth events across the country and when they did they misrepresented them and failed to acknowledge turnout. Approximately 300 protestors demonstrating against the National Security Administration’s surveillance programs marched three miles from New York City’s Union Square south to Federal Hall on Thursday. The march was one […]
Restore Fourth Amendment rally at state capitals Thursday
The Restore the Fourth movement – referring to the US constitution’s fourth amendment – said it wants to end “unconstitutional surveillance”. Reddit, Mozilla and WordPress are among the big web names backing the action, due to take place on Thursday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23160309 Almost 100 events have been planned across the US. The site quotes a line […]
US slows “Plastic Guns for Everyone” campaign
The US government has demanded designs for a 3D-printed gun be taken offline. The order to remove the blueprints for the plastic gun comes after they were downloaded more than 100,000 times. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22478310 Before making the Liberator, Mr Wilson got a licence to manufacture and sell the weapon from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, […]
Dirty Babylon 