About two dozen bills are floating around the General Assembly in Raleigh that would reduce access by the press and public to state records. Last week, Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law one of the most troublesome: a bill that makes it a secret where the lethal drugs come from for executions. By pushing back […]
NSA data sweeps ruled illegal, Tallahassee Democrat
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a National Security Agency program that sweeps up logs of Americans’ phone calls is illegal — the most significant setback yet for the long-running surveillance operation. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York said the program went beyond what Congress authorized in 2001 to […]
Lawsuit Filed Over Corrections ‘Gag Order’ – The News Service of Florida
Six whistleblowers are suing the Florida Department of Corrections over a “gag order” issued by Secretary Julie Jones that they say violates state and federal law. The legal challenge was filed Tuesday, one day before Jones told a Florida House panel the directive was necessary to shut down gossip and protect investigators. Last week, Jones […]
