FBI / JTTF Spying
On October 25, 2006, the Maine Civil Liberties Union released documents about the FBI's surveillance of Peace Action Maine, Veterans for Peace, Timothy Sullivan, a coordinator of the Maine Coalition for Peace and Justice, and John "Jack" Bussell, a board member of Veterans For Peace. Read More >>
Exposing and Preventing FBI Spying
Responding to ACLU FOIA requests filed in 20 states on behalf of more than 150 organizations and individuals, the government has released documents that reveal FBI monitoring and infiltration by the FBI and local law enforcement, targeting political, environmental, anti-war and faith-based groups.
Our clients include advocates for the environment, animal rights, labor, religion, Native American rights, fair trade, grassroots politics, peace, social justice, nuclear disarmament, human rights and civil liberties. When the FBI invades the privacy of political and religious groups in the name of fighting terrorism, it abuses our trust and threatens our freedom. The public deserves to know who is being investigated and why.
Restoring Checks and Balances
President Bush's admissions underscore the urgent need to restore checks and balances. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should appoint a special counsel to investigate and prosecute any and all crimes committed by any member of the executive branch in this warrantless electronic surveillance in the U.S.
The White House push to reauthorize the Patriot Act failed because of similar bipartisan concerns over government abuse of power. The Senate has now agreed to a compromise that extends the Patriot Act and commits to reexamining to ensure that safeguards on our fundamental civil liberties are restored.
Congress should also hold hearings to determine how presidential directives used or avoided the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which was established in the 1970s to prevent the Executive Branch from engaging in warrantless domestic surveillance.
Read documents released by the FBI and learn more about illegal government spying.
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FOIA Requests/Releases By State (pdfs) | |
CALIFORNIA Press release (5/15/2006) Full document list >> COLORADO FOIA | Press release (12/2/04) | Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) | More >> GEORGIA FOIA | Press release (5/18/2005) Documents Released 5/4/2006 >> IDAHO FOIA | Press release Documents Released 5/5/2006 >> ILLINOIS FOIA | Press release (12/2/04) | MOU IOWA Drake National Lawyer's Guild Surveillance, Subpoenas | More >> KENTUCKY FOIA | Press release (5/18/2005) MAINE FOIA | Participants Documents Released 10/25/2006 >> | MASSACHUSETTS FOIA | Press release (5/18/2005) | More >> MICHIGAN FOIA | Press release (12/2/04) | MOU MISSOURI FOIA for Individuals | FOIA for Groups NEW JERSEY Press release (12/2/04) NORTH CAROLINA FOIA OREGON FOIA | Press release (12/2/04) | MOU PENNSYLVANIA FOIA | Press release (5/18/2005) | Press release (3/14/2006) | Participants RHODE ISLAND FOIA | Press release (5/18/2005) WISCONSIN FOIA |