Staff / TruthdigJan 12, 2006
Amnesty International renews its request for the prison to be shut. | storyAlso, the U.S. general at the center of the detainee abuse scandal refuses to answer questions in a court-martial. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 12, 2006
Bush now says he welcomes a hearing on domestic spying--while again warning Americans to watch what they say. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 12, 2006
The nominee signals he might revisit the abortion ruling. | storyIn an editorial, the New York Times says that Alito has "given the American people reasons to be worried." | editorialAlso, in a heated exchange, Ted Kennedy spars with Arlen Specter over Alito's membership in a discriminatory Princeton club. | video Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 11, 2006
Customs officials can open and read any mail sent from abroad, and do so whenever they deem it necessary to protect the country. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 11, 2006
Members of Congress question whether the agency can investigate itself | story Meanwhile, a dream team of 14 legal scholars and ex-gov't officials write a memo to the DOJ calling the NSA program illegalhuffingtonpostcom/geoffrey-r-stone/why-the-nsa-surveillance-_b_13522html" title="story">story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 10, 2006
Under a new law, it is illegal to anonymously send a message via the Internet that annoys its recipient. | storyThis interpretation has its critics: here or here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 10, 2006
Ted Kennedy counters: "Time and again, even in routine matters involving average Americans, you give enormous, almost total deference to the exercise of governmental powers." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 9, 2006
Fifty-six percent says government should get warrants to eavesdrop on U.S.-international calls | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 9, 2006
Anyone can buy a list of your incoming and outgoing calls, cellphone or hard-line, for $110. Congress knows, shrugs | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 9, 2006
Congressional research arm says spy program conflicts with existing law, hinges on weak arguments | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 5, 2006
After Bush signed the bill outlawing detainee torture, he "quietly reserved the right to bypass the law," acccording to the Boston Globe. more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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