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Senator demands info on search engine subpoena

January 25, 2006 Patrick Leahy says he wants to know more about the Justice Department's request for search records. TAGS: Patrick Leahy, Child Online Protection Act, subpoena, department, request, search engine, Time Warner Inc., senator, Democrat, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Senator: Expect data privacy and patent law rewrite

December 13, 2006 Patrick Leahy, the new Judiciary Committee head, also promises increased oversight of the warrantless eavesdropping program. TAGS: Patrick Leahy, intellectual property, senator, patent, Democrat, law, chairman

Patriot Act renewal draws filibuster threat

December 8, 2005 Plan backed by White House for minimal changes and four-year renewal draws opposition in the Senate. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, renewal, opposition, Patrick Leahy, senator, Democrat, conference, Republican, Bush Administration, bill, Washington, law, threat

Senator predicts 'overdue' changes to privacy

March 10, 2005 Democratic senator whose personal info was lost by Bank of America indicates time is right for reshaping privacy laws. TAGS: ChoicePoint Inc., Patrick Leahy, Bank of America Corp., senator, LexisNexis, risk management, Vermont, asset, Washington, Democrat

Senators pledge scrutiny of federal data mining

January 10, 2007 Calling oversight of hundreds of oft-secret programs long overdue, Democrats say they'll reintroduce bills to monitor those projects. TAGS: data mining, Patrick Leahy, oversight, senator, agency, Bush Administration, privacy, bill, Democrat, monitor, database

Senators press for details of NSA spying

February 28, 2006 A prominent Senate Democrat says President Bush seems to think there's "no place" for judicial or congressional oversight. TAGS: Patrick Leahy, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, NSA, Orrin Hatch, legality, senator, administration, Democrat, Sen., Republican, president, U.S.

NSA telecom immunity still unsettled in Senate

November 16, 2007 Due to procedural oddity, question of whether to shield companies from suits alleging cooperation with the NSA won't be resolved until final floor vote. TAGS: immunity, Patrick Leahy, NSA, amendment, telecommunications, lawsuit, cooperation, telecommunications company, Sen., committee, bill, aide, Democrat, law, senator, AT&T Corp.

Senators won't take away FBI surveillance power

March 21, 2007 Top Democrats and Republicans say they prefer oversight, rather than repealing part of Patriot Act used by FBI for illegal monitoring. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Patrick Leahy, senator, oversight, Sen., agent, power, Democrat, Republican

Congress applauds file-sharing ruling

June 27, 2005 There's no sign of a desire in Congress to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in key file-swapping case. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., Induce Act, Patrick Leahy, court, politician, file-swapping, spokeswoman, copyright law, Rep., senator, decision, file-sharing, Democrat, Republican, P2P
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