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Google Says Surveillance Proposal Would Allow FBI to Spy on Anyone Worldwide
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Google is fighting attempts by the Justice Department to get permission for the FBI to search and seize digital data in what the search engine giant said would make it possible for the “hacking of any facility” in the world, The Guardian reports. The Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules that is…
Hate crime? FBI Asked to Investigate Stabbing Attack by Muslim in Metro Detroit
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com DETROIT — The FBI has been asked to investigate the assault of two men in suburban Detroit who were stabbed after saying they weren’t Muslim, The Washington Times reports. Terrence Lavaron Thomas, a Muslim, was charged Tuesday with unlawful intent and possession of a controlled substance following the stabbing at a…
President Picks Interim Leader Joseph P. Clancy as Permanent Head of Secret Service
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Joseph P. Clancy, the interim head of the Secret Service, is getting the nod from President Obama to become the permanent guy, the New York Times reports. Clancy was the former head of the president’s detail. Some critics of agency wanted an outsider to take over. Apparently, Obama thought differently….
Texas Judge’s Decision to Halt Immigration Plan Renews Hope of Homeland Security Funding
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Texas judge’s decision to temporarily halt President Obama’s immigration plan could make it easier for Congress to find a temporary solution to keep Homeland Security funded, the Wall Street Journal reports. Republicans said they may now have support for a short-term extension to avoid a shutdown at Homeland Security. The…
AG Holder Says Drug Cases Down Because Less Focus on Smaller Offenders
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors handled fewer drug prosecutions last year because of a new approach to handling smaller non-violent offenders, the Los Angeles Times reports. Attorney General Eric Holder said at a National Press Club address that prosecutions for drug cases fell 6% last year. Holder said the feds are placing more focus…
FBI May Lose Critical Surveillance Abilities Because of NSA Controversy
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s ability to covertly collect “books, papers, documents, and other items” with a court order is at risk. The Washington Times reports that the Section 215 of the Patriot Act is set to expire in June, and it’s unclear whether lawmakers will “renew it, reform it or let it expire.”…
Delaware Voice: Comey’s ‘History-Making Speech’ Reveals Important Truths
Leland Ware Delaware Voice On Feb. 12, FBI Director James B. Comey made what will be remembered as a history-making speech at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. In the speech, “Hard Truths: Law Enforcement and Race,” Comey said, “With the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, the death of Eric Garner in Staten Island, the…
Texas Judge Blocks President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s immigration plans have been placed on hold by a federal judge in Texas so that states have time to argue their case against the president’s controversial executive action. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen blocked the plan with a preliminary injunction, ABC News reports. The judge said the injunction was…