Common Dreams: Revealed — Gov't Used Fusion Centers to Spy on Occupy
U.S. government Fusion Centers, which operate as ill-defined "counter-terrorism" intelligence gathering and sharing centers, conducted spy operations against Occupy protesters involving police, the Pentagon, the FBI, military employees, and business people.
NY Times: Officials Cast Wide Net in Monitoring Occupy Protests
The documents show that people connected to the centers shared information about individual activists or supporters, and kept track of those who speculated in social media postings that the centers had been involved when police departments used force to clear Occupy camps.
McClatchy: No one is sure how public advocate at spy court would work
Serious questions shadow President Barack Obama’s proposal to add a public advocate to the secret court that oversees surveillance programs.
CNN: Anti-NSA activists don't like Obama speech
Serious questions shadow President Barack Obama’s proposal to add a public advocate to the secret court that oversees surveillance programs.
Politico: Edward Snowden pic coming to D.C. buses
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund announced Wednesday that buses carrying ads with the National Security Agency leaker’s face next to the message, “Thank You Edward Snowden,” will be hitting the streets of the D.C. area next week.
Washington City Paper: Edward Snowden’s Face, Coming to a Bus Near You?
NSA leaker Edward Snowden may be in Russia, but his face could soon be rolling through the streets of D.C.
Huffington Post: Occupy Wall Street Lawsuits Seek Justice For Arrests, Pepper Spray Two Years Later
As Occupy Wall Street notched its second anniversary on Tuesday, many of its supporters marked another milestone: one more day pursuing lawsuits against New York City.
Prensa Latina: Court Orders US Gov't to Reveal Secret Payments
A U.S. federal court ordered the State Department to hand over files about secret payments that the U.S. government made to Miami-based journalists to prejudice the case of the Cuban Five in 2001.
UDC Law School News: Cuban Five Justice or Injustice' forum draws 200 at UDC Law School
PCJF Executive Director Mara Verheyden-Hilliard and actor Danny Glover speak at the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law Moot Court Room on a panel on the case of the Cuban Five.
