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Second Circuit releases OLC sign-off opinion used to kill Anwar Al-Awlaki...

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has released a decision pursuant to a FOIA claim that includes, as an attachment, a redacted version of an opinion issued by the Office of Legal Counsel (to the...

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2nd Circuit Court of Appeals rules NSA bulk telephone metadata collection is...

Excellent news out of the Second Circuit. The court has ruled that the NSA telephone metadata collection program is illegal. From the New York Times: A federal appeals court in New York on Thursday...

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Civil liberties win at Second Circuit

In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, law enforcement official rounded up a large number of Muslim immigrants and held them in jail for 3 to 8 months, under virtual lockdown. The immigrants challenged...

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