Counter-terrorism officials partner with corporate retail trade association The documents reveal that Fusion Centers and their personnel even conflate their anti-terrorism mission with a need…
Reprinted from The New York Times When the Occupy protests spread across the country three years ago, state and local law enforcement officials went on alert.…
“Counter-terrorism” agencies’ domestic spying on free speech activity The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-funded Fusion Centers used their vast anti-terrorism and anti-crime authority and funding…
First order of business for police chiefs’ intelligence-sharing subcommittee: Occupy The documents reveal that the police chiefs of major U.S. cities created an “Emerging Issues”…
Tell Congress to Follow the Oversight Board’s Recommendations and End Bulk Surveillance! PCJF statement on Oversight Board report By Carl Messineo, Legal Director andMara Verheyden-Hilliard,…
Reprinted from McClatchy DC Serious questions shadow President Barack Obama’s proposal to add a public advocate to the secret court that oversees surveillance programs. The public…
Reprinted from CNN In a development that should surprise absolutely no one, anti-NSA activists were quick Friday to say that President Barack Obama’s efforts to limit…
Community activists and civil rights organizations have filed a petition Jan. 15 with the Missouri State Circuit Court to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate…
Reprinted from The Washington Post A free-speech advocacy group wants to show its appreciation to Edward Snowden, the former U.S. intelligence contractor who publicly disclosed secret…
Reprinted from Politico Edward Snowden will soon be following Washingtonians around D.C. — or at least his face will. The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund announced…
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) obtained new NSA documents late yesterday afternoon in response to its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request made…
Reprinted from Washington City Paper NSA leaker Edward Snowden may be in Russia, but his face could soon be rolling through the streets of D.C. The Partnership for…