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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 »
Trump Resumes Program to Arm Police with Military Weapons [UPDATED]
UPDATE (9/5/17): In a speech at a conference of the National Fraternal Order of Police held last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions emphatically defended the Justice Department’s move to reinstate the 1033 program. Among the many arguments he offered, one … Read more »
ICE Confirmed to Use Stingrays for Making Deportation Arrests
According to a new piece in The Intercept, at least one instance of Immigration and Customs Enforcement utilizing a cell-site simulator as part of a deportation arrest has been confirmed. The cell-site simulator, an invasive cell phone surveillance device more … Read more »
