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In an ‘amicus curiae’ (friend of the court) brief signed on June 8, 2011, forty Indiana state senators and state representatives have formally requested a rehearing of the Indiana Supreme Court’s recent decision to deny Hoosiers the right to resist unlawful police invasions of their homes. Go, Indiana! — PID Link to the document (pdf [...]  Come on, are we really surprised? — PID (POLITICO.COM) — Top lawmakers in the House and Senate reached a deal to extend the Patriot Act for four years, a week before key provisions were set to expire. via Leaders reach Patriot Act deal – Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan – POLITICO.com. (BOULDER DAILY CAMERA) — Language in Louisville’s proposed emergency response plan, which would give the city the power to “commandeer private property” and “seize” buildings in a crisis, has given several of the city’s elected leaders pause. The emergency ordinance, which was supposed to have gotten an up or down vote earlier this month, was [...] (McCLATCHY) — The Obama administration’s Justice Department has asserted that the FBI can obtain telephone records of international calls made from the U.S. without any formal legal process or court oversight, according to a document obtained by McClatchy. The controversy over the telephone records is a legacy of the Bush administration’s war on terror. Critics [...] (WIRED.COM) — Police departments around the country are warming up to unmanned spy planes. But don’t expect the Department of Homeland Security to catch drone fever anytime soon. It’s too controversial for an agency already getting hammered for naked scanners and junk-touching. via Even DHS Is Freaked Out by Spy Drones Over America | Danger [...] (PC WORLD) — Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy group largely focused in recent years on Google’s privacy practices, has called on a congressional investigation into the Internet giant’s “cozy” relationship with U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration. In a letter sent Monday, Consumer Watchdog asked Representative Darrell Issa, the new chairman of the House Oversight and Government [...] (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE) — The US Justice Department wants Internet service providers and cell phone companies to be required to hold on to records for longer to help with criminal prosecutions. John Morris, general counsel at the non-profit Center for Democracy & Technology, said mandatory data retention “raises serious privacy and free speech concerns.” Kate Dean, [...] |
 
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