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Judge orders White House to produce wiretap memos By JOAN LOWY, Associated Press Reporter

November 2, 2008 - 8:05am

WASHINGTON – A judge has ordered the Justice Department to produce White House memos that provide the legal basis for the Bush administration's post-Sept. 11 warrantless wiretapping program.

U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy Jr. signed an order Friday requiring the department to produce the memos by the White House legal counsel's office by Nov. 17. He said he will review the memos in private to determine if any information can be released publicly without violating attorney-client privilege or jeopardizing national security.

Why did the NSA classify 'public' report on wiretaps?

October 29, 2008 - 11:19pm

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Why did the NSA classify 'public' report on wiretaps?

Newsweek Web Exclusive-- by Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball

When Congress passed a landmark electronic-spying bill last summer, the measure included a key provision that ordered the inspectors general of U.S. intelligence agencies to produce the first-ever public report on President Bush's warrantless-surveillance program.

Transpartisan Press Conference: Stop REAL ID/Constitutional Alliance

October 26, 2008 - 2:37pm

DATE/TIME:  29 October 2008 at 1:00 PM EST

The Stop Real ID Coalition along with the other members of the Constitutional Alliance are pleased to announce that we are spearheading a discussion and media event in Washington DC. about the Real ID Act 2005 and other issues related to the rights of American citizens..  This historic event will include discussion of the following subjects:
 
1)  Opposition to the Real ID Act or any legislation that does not originate from the states regarding the issuance of state driver's licenses.