A letter sent by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to a former WikiLeaks staff member reveals US officials are attempting to put together a case against Julian Assange based on the Espionage Act. Crucially, conviction under the 1917 law geared toward protecting the nation’s military secrets and most sensitive security matters could result in […]
AT&T-Time Warner Merger Doubtful After DOJ Sues To Block It
The U.S. Department of Justice sued to block AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner today. According to its Complaint, the DOJ believes that if AT&T is allowed to acquire Time Warner, the combined company will gouge its video distribution competitors by raising the price of Timer Warner’s networks. The DOJ’s Complaint lays out two reasons it […]
Privacy Group Notches Win over FBI in FOIA Fight…
A privacy protection group scored a pair of legal wins Tuesday in a court battle with the FBI over access to studies the law enforcement agency has done of how its own record-keeping systems could impact personal privacy. The Electronic Privacy Information Center sued the law enforcement agency under the Freedom of Information Act in […]