Fisa-Bypass

New York Times Exposes NSA Warrantless Surveillance Program

2005-12-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

James Risen and Eric Lichtblau published a groundbreaking front-page New York Times article revealing the NSA had been conducting warrantless surveillance of Americans since 2001 under President Bush’s secret authorization. The story exposed that the NSA, traditionally focused on foreign …

James Risen Eric Lichtblau New York Times George W. Bush NSA pulitzer-prize whistleblowing fisa-bypass journalism stellarwind +8 more

Bush Authorizes NSA Stellar Wind Program Bypassing FISA Court

2001-10-04 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

President George W. Bush authorized the NSA’s Stellar Wind warrantless domestic surveillance program, completely bypassing FISA court oversight in a fundamental alteration of constitutional checks and balances. The program allowed the NSA to collect phone metadata and internet communications …

George W. Bush Michael Hayden NSA Dick Cheney David Addington +3 more surveillance nsa stellar-wind fisa-bypass constitutional-crisis +3 more