From quoting Glenn Greenwald to calling Marco Rubio a 'so-called conservative' to saying the Republican brand 'sucks,' the Kentucky senator is living up to the whole 'new kind of Republican' thing
A civil-liberties rebound in state Capitol?
Plenty more work to do toward reclaiming our lost liberties and protecting our privacy
Dissenting justices understood the possible consequences, even back in the 1970s.
The NSA and kindred agencies have many more arrows in their quiver than Section 215.
The Obama administration praises death of program while requesting it to be renewed.
Agents turn to local judges and prosecutors to get permission more quickly.
Weakening encryption "has a chilling effect on our First Amendment rights and undermines our country's founding principles."
How a misbegotten metaphor helped defeat mass surveillance
Modest, but actual, scaling back on metadata collection authorities.
The Senate majority leader tries to kill FISA Court transparency.
The intra-party fight over Patriot Act & USA Freedom Act is a sign we're finally moving past 9/11 politics.
Some senators, tellingly, see listening to Americans' surveillance concerns as a bad thing.
Section 215 is set to expire tonight. (Update: Wave goodbye to Section 215)
Will Congress act decisively to end unconstitutional executive branch overreach?
If section 215 of the Patriot Act expires next week, the feds will need individualized search warrants to spy on us.
If nothing happens, the NSA metadata collection program will die at midnight on Monday.
National security conservatives go ballistic over Paul's Patriot Act obstruction
Future of Section 215 of PATRIOT Act completely up in the air.
Senate vote expected today, but on what, exactly?
They want amendments to make surveillance reforms stronger.
It's not every day that a GOP presidential candidate talks about the drug war's 'disparate racial impact' while trying to run the clock out on blanket surveillance
Tech. privacy-oriented Rep. Zoe Lofgren explains her reluctant support for limited reform.
Wants reforms, not reauthorization.
Senate will vote on USA Freedom Act
A new survey shows four-fifths of Americans are troubled by the lack of protection for their personal records.
Privacy-focused representatives prevented from offering amendments.
Two cases highlight the precariousness of privacy when your records are not yours.
A brief history of a misbegotten metaphor
Fearmongering may not get security state members of Congress what they want.
The recent federal ruling against mass metadata collection could help turn the corner.
Yeah, that's the ticket!
Artists wanted to "draw a parallel between what Snowden was fighting for and the ideals that the American revolutionaries were fighting for."
Ruling sidesteps First and Fourth Amendment concerns.
Law enforcement leaders seem concerned that due process helps defendants. That's the point.
USA Freedom Act not nearly as strong as privacy advocates would like, but they're supporting it anyway.
Reauthorizing an unamended PATRIOT Act would be reckless.
The New York Civil Liberties Union Maps All the Other Places Your Tool Booth Pass is Being Read.
No surveillance reform means giving the executive unchecked powers we should know it will abuse.
Sen. McConnell's pro-surveillance stylings stir up opposition
Proposed measure reauthorizes the controversial law until 2020, parts of which otherwise expire June 1
