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Report: Justice Department Convenes Forum to Expand Police Use of Drones with Zero Concern for Privacy Implications
Last week, the US Department of Justice issued a press release announcing the start of a forum designed to help law enforcement agencies across the country expand their use of drones. The release, which took the form of a … Read more »
Justice Department Steps Up Assault on Press Freedom with Records Request Into New York Times Journalist
A new article from the New York Times reports that the Department of Justice sought, and was granted, communications records for a journalist as part of an investigation into a former Senate Intelligence Committee staffer who allegedly acted as a … Read more »
FBI Signals Imminent New Push to Fatally Compromise Encryption
According to a new article from Ars Technica, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has reaffirmed his support for the Department of Justice’s renewed push to compel tech companies to weaken the encryption they deploy in their commercially available devices, services, … Read more »
New Justice Department Memo Reins in Records Request Gag Orders
Ars Technica reports: the US Department of Justice issued a memo last week which imposes new limits on gag orders accompanying certain Department records requests. Drafted by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the memo governs 2705(b) gag orders, which … Read more »
Justice Department Slaps Facebook with Warrants for Protesters’ Account Information
Al Jazeera reveals that the US Department of Justice, as part of its ongoing prosecution of Inauguration Day protesters, has issued search warrants for a group page and user accounts related to the Disrupt J20 campaign. The three warrants … Read more »
Justice Department Hint at Charges Against Wikileaks’ Assange Threatens Freedom of the Press
UPDATE: Since Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his intention to pursue charges against Wikileaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange, President Donald Trump has publicly endorsed Sessions’s proposed Justice Department move. Not only does this recent explicit approval by Trump only heighten … Read more »
