Federal Surveillance of Occupy Wall Street: Inside the DHS Monitoring Campaign

May 24, 2012 | News

When the NYPD cleared the Zuccotti Park encampment in downtown Manhattan in November 2011, many observers declared the Occupy movement effectively finished. Mainstream media coverage dwindled, and commentators attributed the decline to what they characterized as a...

Government Bulk Ammunition Purchases Sparked Civilian Shortage in 2012

May 23, 2012 | Government Agenda

Reports of Government Bulk Ammunition Purchases Surface in 2012 In early 2012, ammunition dealers across the United States began reporting that the federal government was purchasing massive quantities of military surplus ammunition, particularly in 5.56mm and .223...

How the U.S. Government Harassed Filmmaker Laura Poitras at the Border for Six Years

May 21, 2012 | Activism

Border Searches Without Warrants: A Growing Threat to Press Freedom Among the most troubling government overreach of the post-September 11 era was the practice of detaining American citizens at border crossings and airports without any suspicion of criminal activity....

FBI Communities Against Terrorism Flyers Turned Everyday Businesses Into Surveillance Posts

Apr 25, 2012 | Government Agenda, Leaks

The FBI and Department of Justice produced a series of 25 flyers under the “Communities Against Terrorism” initiative, designed to be distributed to businesses across a wide range of industries. These documents instructed employees and business owners on...

Why Federal Domain Seizures Violate the Constitution

Nov 27, 2011 | Government Agenda

The arrest of Bryan McCarthy, the 32-year-old founder of ChannelSurfing.net, on criminal copyright infringement charges in 2011 reignited a fierce national debate. At its core was a troubling question: does the federal government have the constitutional authority to...