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Espionage Act: Washington Post questions charges against former government employee

donal brown June 6, 2011

Justice Department prosecutors are trying Thomas Drake, a former employee of the National Security Agency, for violation of the Espionage Act after Drake talked to a Baltimore Sun reporter about a program he thought was wasting billions of taxpayer dollars. A Washington Post editorial argues that the indictment and proposed punishment are not proportionate to the alleged crime. -db From a Washington Post editorial, June 5, 2011.

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Obama said to be tougher than Bush in prosecuting for leaks to the media

donal brown June 13, 2010

The Obama administration is vigorously investigating and prosecuting officials leaking information to the press including a veteran intelligence official who considers himself a loyal citizen and a whistle blower but now faces  federal charges for mishandling classified information. -db The New York Times June 11, 2010 By Scott Shane WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hired in 2001 by the National Security Agency to help it catch up with the e-mail and cellphone revolution, Thomas A. Drake became

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Federal court upholds secrecy on surveillance records

donal brown January 2, 2010

A federal appeals court ruled that the government could refuse to confirm or deny the existence of electronic surveillance records as an exception under the Freedom of Information Act. Former Guantanamo Bay detainees had requested records of the warrantless surveillance. -DB JURIST January 01, 2010 By Christian Ehret The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit [official website] on Wednesday ruled [opinion, PDF] that the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Justice

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Government orders decade-high number of secrecy orders for new patents

donal brown October 22, 2009

The U.S. government has ordered 5,081 invention secrecy orders so far this year, according to stats released by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under a Freedom of Information Act request by Secrecy News. -DB Secrecy News Federation of American Scientists October 22, 2009 By Steven Aftergood The total number of invention secrecy orders that the U.S. government imposed on patent applications rose again this year, reaching 5,081 by the end of last month, the

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Civil liberties group gains access to telecom lobbying record over surveillance program

donal brown September 28, 2009

A federal judge ordered the Obama administration to release records of telecom lobbying to obtain immunity from suits over their role in warrantless surveillance. -DB Electronic Frontier Foundation Press Release September 24, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO – A judge ordered the government Thursday to release more records about the lobbying campaign to provide immunity to the telecommunications giants that participated in the NSA’s warrantless surveillance program. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White ordered the records be

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