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UK UPR rights review [UN HRC] - Via JURIST - Video Monitor:
Michael Willis, Minister of State of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, introduces its report, UN Human Rights Council First Universal Periodic Review, April 10, 2008. RealPlayer, 18 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
Gag Lifted, Brewster Speaks! - Via ACLU Blog - Government Spying:
The FBI has withdrawn an unconstitutional national security letter issued to the Internet Archive after a legal challenge from the ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. As the result of a settlement agreement, the FBI withdrew the NSL, agreed to the unsealing of the case, and lifted a gag order — finally allowing the Archive’s founder, Brewster Kahle, to speak out for the first time about his battle against the record demand. Check out this video for Kahle's story in his own words. read more »
Court Ruling on Voter ID Law May Encourage Tighter State Regulation - Via NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Podcast | PBS:
The Supreme Court voted 6 to 3 Monday to uphold an Indiana law requiring voters to show photo identification at polling stations. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle examines the impact of the Supreme Court decisions on voters and state regulations.
(Read Original Article - Via NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Podcast | PBS.)
Why the Supreme Court Matters in a Presidential Election Year [Cato Institute] - Via JURIST - Video Monitor:
Why the Supreme Court Matters in a Presidential Election Year, Cato Institute, March 19, 2008. RealPlayer, 1 hr 13 mins. Watch recorded video. Additional information here.
Chat About Bush's Civil Liberties Transgressions - Via ACLU Blog - Civil Liberties News:
Professor Dean of UC Irvine's law school, will be on FireDogLake this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. EDT to discuss the Bush administration's innumerable violations of Americans' civil liberties. Chermerinsky discusses the Yoo torture memo, FISA and the human rights violations at Guantanamo in today's FireDogLake piece.
(Read Original Article - Via ACLU Blog - Civil Liberties News.)
The State Secrets Privilege [US Senate Judiciary Comm.] - Via JURIST - Video Monitor:
Examining the State Secrets Privilege: Protecting National Security While Preserving Accountability, US Senate Judiciary Committee, February 28, 2008. RealPlayer, 2 hrs 12 mins. Listen to recorded audio [video not available]. Additional information here.
Mukasey DOJ oversight hearing [US Senate Judiciary Comm.] - Via JURIST - Video Monitor:
Oversight of the US Department of Justice, US Senate Judiciary Committee, January 30, 2008 [featuriung testimony by Attorney General Michael Mukasey on waterboarding and other subjects]. RealPlayer, 1 hr 48 mins. Watch recorded video. Additional information here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
The Constitution and American Presidential Campaigns [Heritage Foundation] - Via JURIST - Video Monitor:
The Constitution and American Presidential Campaigns, Heritage Foundation, April 3, 2008. Windows Media Player, 1 hr 11 minutes. Watch recorded video. Additional details here.
Do We Need a New National Security Court? [WCL American U.] - Via JURIST - Video Monitor:
Terrorists and Detainees: Do We Need a New National Security Court?, Washington College of Law, American University, February 1, 2008 [keynote address by US District Judge Leonie Brinkema]. MP3, 26 mins. Listen to recorded audio. Additional details here.
Bush statement on FISA amendment bill [White House] - Via JURIST - Video Monitor:
Statement on FISA amendments legislation, President George W. Bush, February 13, 2008 [urging the House of Representatives to immediately pass the version of the FISA Amendments Act passed by the Senate]. Windows Media Player, 4 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
Digital Files Put Medical Records at Doctors' Fingertips - Via NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Podcast | PBS:
Computers now allow doctors and hospitals to keep electronic health records, but the U.S. has been slow to adopt the technology. Susan Dentzer reports on the advantages and difficulties that some hospitals are facing in their efforts to digitize medical records.
(Read Original Article - Via NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Podcast | PBS.)
Barack Obama's passport file is breached. - Via ABC News Nightline:
Barack Obama's passport file is breached.
(Read Original Article - Via ABC News Nightline.)
Wiretap Whistleblower & Stopping Domestic Violence - Via NOW on PBS:
Should telecommunication companies receive retroactive immunity for their role in helping the government eavesdrop on American phone calls and e-mails? As Congress and President Bush duel over the answer to that question, NOW on PBS interviews a whistleblower with exclusive insight into the role played by one of those companies. read more »
Podcast: House votes against immunity for telecoms - Via Privacy : Tech news from CNET :
The House of Representatives votes not to grant retroactive immunity to telecom companies.
Democrats got their way Friday when the House of Representatives voted that AT&T and others would not get protection for illegally opening their networks to intelligence agencies as part of an update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. CNET News.com's chief political correspondent Declan McCullagh talks with Erica Ogg about what it all means.
(Read Original Article - Via Privacy : Tech news from CNET .)
Pelosi FISA amendments remarks [US House] - Via JURIST - Video Monitor:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, on the FISA Amendments Act, March 14, 2008 [legislation that would extend the US government power to eavesdrop on individuals within the United States under judicial oversight but not grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies]. Flash, 7 minutes, via C-SPAN.
Bush FISA amendments bill remarks [White House] - Via JURIST - Video Monitor:
President Bush discusses proposed amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. RealPlayer, 5 minutes. Watch recorded video. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
2008 World Report briefing [HRW] - Via JURIST - Video Monitor:
2008 World Report briefing, Human Rights Watch, HRW Director Kenneth Roth, January 31, 2008 [introducing HRW's latest annual report on human rights around the world]. Flash, 12 minutes. Watch recorded video.
Net neutrality hearing [US House Judiciary Comm.] - Via JURIST - Video Monitor:
Hearing on Net Neutrality and Free Speech on the Internet, US House Judiciary Committee Antitrust Task Force, March 11, 2008. RealPlayer, 2 hrs. Watch recorded video. Additional information here.
Luis von Ahn - Tech Nation: CAPTCHAs - Via IT Conversations:
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Luis von Ahn, an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University, about the origin of CAPTCHAs on the internet - those squiggly series of letters which help us prove we are human.
(Read Original Article - Via IT Conversations.)
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