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    Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Snowden smuggled out data on thumb drive, officials say

    WASHINGTON — Former National Security Agency contract employee Edward Snowden used a computer thumb drive, a portable data storage device that is supposedly barred inside the spying agency, to smuggle highly classified documents out of an NSA facility in Hawaii, according to U.S. officials.
    WASHINGTON — Former National Security Agency contract employee Edward Snowden used a computer thumb drive, a portable data storage device that is supposedly barred inside the spying agency, to smuggle highly classified documents out of an NSA...

    Tags: FBI, PRISM (surveillance program), Networking, Fort Meade (military base), John Conyers, Jr.

    2. Jun 12, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  2. Floyd Abrams, America's free speaker

    Where there's smoke arising from a free-speech matter, you're likely to find the fiery attorney Floyd Abrams. He's blazed a trail for freedom of the press from the Pentagon Papers case to protecting reporters' sources. He's just as incendiary when he's fighting forced warning labels on cigarettes and championing the Citizens United court decision. Abrams' memoir, "<a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-summer-books-science-20130602,0,925482.story?page=2">Friend of the Court</a>," arrives as news media and government are again at loggerheads over reporters' phone records and revelations-by-leak of widespread domestic surveillance &mdash; all burning issues for him.
    Where there's smoke arising from a free-speech matter, you're likely to find the fiery attorney Floyd Abrams. He's blazed a trail for freedom of the press from the Pentagon Papers case to protecting reporters' sources. He's just as incendiary when he's...

    Tags: Journalism, Hillary Clinton, National Security Agency, Computer Networking and Internet, WikiLeaks

    3. Jun 11, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  3. Goldberg: We can't trust Obama

    The contradictions at the heart of the Obama presidency are finally out in the open. As a result, a man who came into office hellbent on restoring faith in government is on the verge of inspiring a libertarian revival.
    The contradictions at the heart of the Obama presidency are finally out in the open. As a result, a man who came into office hellbent on restoring faith in government is on the verge of inspiring a libertarian revival. There have always been (at least)...

    Tags: Politics, F James Jr Sensenbrenner, MSNBC (tv network), Internal Revenue Service, Ronald Reagan

    4. May 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Atty. Gen. Holder tries to reassure journalists on leak probes

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. and his top Justice Department deputies met with journalists and their lawyers Friday and pledged they would not seek to prosecute reporters under the Espionage Act for reporting and writing stories that may disclose classified information.
    WASHINGTON — Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. and his top Justice Department deputies met with journalists and their lawyers Friday and pledged they would not seek to prosecute reporters under the Espionage Act for reporting and writing stories that...

    Tags: FBI, World War I (1914-1918), Politics, Lawyers, Espionage and Intelligence

    5. May 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Shielding journalists, by law

    After a firestorm of criticism, the Obama administration is suggesting that it will make amends for its aggressive pursuit of journalists suspected of receiving leaks of classified information. But airy affirmations of the importance of a free press and vague promises of a new look at Justice Department regulations aren't enough. The administration needs to commit itself in specific terms to stronger protections for news gathering that will be embodied in a federal statute.
    After a firestorm of criticism, the Obama administration is suggesting that it will make amends for its aggressive pursuit of journalists suspected of receiving leaks of classified information. But airy affirmations of the importance of a free press and...

    Tags: FBI, Politics, Journalism, Justice System, Barack Obama

    6. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Fox News CEO Roger Ailes blasts administration, praises his team

    Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes sent a memo to the channel's staff critical of the Obama administration in the wake of revelations that the Justice Department was probing phone and email communications by Fox News reporter James Rosen and described him as a &ldquo;possible co-conspirator&rdquo; in violations of the Espionage Act.
    Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes sent a memo to the channel's staff critical of the Obama administration in the wake of revelations that the Justice Department was probing phone and email communications by Fox News reporter James Rosen and described him as a...

    Tags: FBI, Labor Legislation, Government, Politics, National Government

    7. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. WikiLeaks film shifts focus after Julian Assange won't share info

    When director Alex Gibney began work on his documentary "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," he thought he would be telling the story of a charismatic, silver-haired free speech advocate named Julian Assange, who had exposed dark corners of powerful governments and corporations using little more than his laptop.
    When director Alex Gibney began work on his documentary "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," he thought he would be telling the story of a charismatic, silver-haired free speech advocate named Julian Assange, who had exposed dark corners of...

    Tags: U.S. Army, Security, Religion and Belief, Theft, Journalism

    8. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Obama orders review of guidelines on investigating reporters

    WASHINGTON &mdash; President Obama said Thursday he was troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may "chill" investigative journalism and said he had asked Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. to review Justice Department guidelines for going after reporters or their records.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama said Thursday he was troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may "chill" investigative journalism and said he had asked Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. to review Justice Department guidelines for going after...

    Tags: Government, Politics, National Government, Journalism, Prosecution

    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. FBI spied on Fox News reporter, accused him of crime

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The FBI obtained a sealed search warrant to read a Fox News reporter's personal emails from two days in 2010 after arguing there was probable cause he had violated espionage laws by soliciting classified information from a government official, court papers show.
    WASHINGTON — The FBI obtained a sealed search warrant to read a Fox News reporter's personal emails from two days in 2010 after arguing there was probable cause he had violated espionage laws by soliciting classified information from a government...

    Tags: FBI, University of Chicago Law School, Politics, Journalism, Police Investigations

    10. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Scale of government's AP records seizure surprises many

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &mdash; Three years ago, the Obama administration brought criminal charges under the Espionage Act against Thomas Drake, an Air Force veteran and intelligence expert at the National Security Agency in Maryland.
    WASHINGTON — Three years ago, the Obama administration brought criminal charges under the Espionage Act against Thomas Drake, an Air Force veteran and intelligence expert at the National Security Agency in Maryland. He was not accused of aiding...

    Tags: World War I (1914-1918), National Government, Lewis Libby, Journalism, Police Investigations

    11. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. A WikiLeaks way out

    Prosecutors must prove that Pfc. Bradley Manning "had reason to believe" that the classified material he provided to WikiLeaks would harm the nation, a military judge ruled Wednesday &mdash; offering the Pentagon and the Obama administration an opportunity to bring an end to a prosecution that has become an exercise in overkill.
    Prosecutors must prove that Pfc. Bradley Manning "had reason to believe" that the classified material he provided to WikiLeaks would harm the nation, a military judge ruled Wednesday — offering the Pentagon and the Obama administration an...

    Tags: Prisons, Prosecution, WikiLeaks, U.S. Department of Defense, Justice System

    12. Jun 28, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Julian Assange of WikiLeaks gets extradition letter from British police

    World Now
    Julian Assange WikiLeaks' founder is served with extradition letter; at Ecuadorean Embassy in London he awaits word on an asylum bid....
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