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Manu Raju
Senate Dems won't block FISA compromise
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 17, 2008 - 9:55pmSenate Democratic leaders said Tuesday that they would not stand in the way of a compromise overhaul of the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), despite their concerns with the impacts of the sprawling measure.
FISA negotiators near deal
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 16, 2008 - 8:15amApparently House and Senate negotiators are on the verge of striking an accord on a contentious overhaul of the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The proposed agreement would give federal district courts the authority to review whether civil liability protections should be afforded to those companies that received orders from the administration to wiretap phones
Bush bypasses Bond, talks to Dems on FISA
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 5, 2008 - 7:48amThe Bush administration is talking directly with Democrats over rewriting the nation’s surveillance laws and leaving the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee out of the debate.
Bond: White House seems flexible on immunity for telecoms over wiretaps
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 12, 2008 - 8:12pmThe White House appears willing to compromise on the issue of retroactive immunity for telephone firms that joined the Bush administration’s wiretapping program, said Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO). The fight over whether the phone companies that helped in national security surveillance should be given immunity from lawsuits has prevented Republicans and Democrats from reaching an agreement to overhaul the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
