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James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) and John Conyers (D-Mich.) who have led a bipartisan effort to address this injustice, with the introduction of the Voting Rights Act of 2015. [read post]
2 Mar 2015, 3:43 am by Benjamin Wittes
Consistent with prior declassification decisions and in light of the significant and continuing public interest in the telephony metadata collection program, DNI James R. [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 11:30 am by Wells Bennett
James Sensenbrenner, stated that Dept. of Justice’s interpretation of Sec. 215 was contrary to Congressional intent (though there is a dispute regarding whether Sensenbrenner was aware of DOJ’s interpretation prior to the Snowden disclosures). [read post]
12 Oct 2014, 6:41 am by hlpronline
The VRAA — which was introduced in January of this year by Senator Patrick Leahy (a Democrat) and Representative James Sensenbrenner (a Republican) — outlines a new “coverage formula” for determining which jurisdictions are covered under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. [read post]
19 Jun 2014, 11:25 pm by Megan Geuss
James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Thomas Massie (R-KY), passed 293 to 123. [read post]
11 May 2014, 12:08 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
On May 7, the House Judiciary Committee voted 32-0 to adopt an amended form of the USA Freedom Act, a bill to rein in NSA spying on Americans, initially proposed by Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy and Republican Congressman James Sensenbrenner. [read post]
6 May 2014, 8:29 am by Ritika Singh
James Sensenbrenner, while the latter is doing the same with the FISA Transparency and Modernization Act by Chairman Mike Rogers and ranking member Dutch Ruppersberger. [read post]
3 Apr 2014, 9:57 am by Ritika Singh
Jim Sensenbrenner’s proposed legislation to weaken NSA’s 702 program and close what he calls a “loophole” allowing surveillance of American email contents. [read post]
James Sensenbrenner (R- Wis.) and John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Senator Patrick Leahy, (D-Vt.) have instead led a bipartisan effort to address this injustice, with the introduction of the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014. [read post]
James Sensenbrenner told Cole point blank that if the White House doesn't endorse his USA FREEDOM Act, which would end the government's bulk collection of Americans' business records, then the Judiciary Committee would ensure that the government's dragnet surveillance powers would expire next year. [read post]
4 Jan 2014, 7:00 am by Nick Basciano
James Sensenbrenner didn’t take home any of the first ever Privy awards, which recognize “dubious accomplishments in privacy policy. [read post]
Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), the lead author of the Patriot Act, introduced a bill to significantly rein in important aspects of NSA surveillance, and end the bulk collection of metadata under the mass call-tracking program. [read post]
2 Jan 2014, 7:37 am by Benjamin Wittes
James Sensenbrenner lost the balloting for privacy hypocrite of the year. [read post]
1 Jan 2014, 10:04 am by Stewart Baker
Privacy Hypocrite of the Year Kathleen Sebelius, US Secretary of Health and Human Services 49% Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights, and Citizenship 24% Francois Hollande, President of France 15% James Sensenbrenner, U.S. [read post]
31 Dec 2013, 8:38 am by Stewart Baker
James Sensenbrenner, for deliberately skipping classified briefings and then complaining that he wasn’t told about NSA’s classified program, and Sec. [read post]