Bush Era

Watada’s Double Jeopardy

By Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith, The Nation The double jeopardy clause of the US Constitution ensures that no American can be tried twice for the same offense. But at a time when our civil […]

Bush Era

Verizon Turned Over Telephone Records to the FBI Without Court Orders

Firm’s Letter to Lawmakers Details Government Requests By Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post Verizon Communications, the nation’s second-largest telecom company, told congressional investigators that it has provided customers’ telephone records to federal authorities in emergency cases […]