Electronic Frontier Foundation

Events (34)

• November 18, 2002: FISA Review Court Defies Lower FISA Court, Gives Justice Department Surveillance Powers As Requested 2002-11-18
• January 31, 2006: EFF Sues AT&T for Collaborating with NSA in Warrantless Wiretapping Program 2006-01-31
• February 1-6, 2006: Senator’s Lawyer Rebuffs AT&T Whistleblower 2006-02-01
• February 23-28, 2006: AT&T Whistleblower Provides Documents, Legal Declaration to Civil Liberties Organization for Lawsuit 2006-02-23
• March 29, 2006: Expert Witness Says NSA Would Have Placed Signal ‘Splitters’ Differently if It Only Intended to Monitor International Communications 2006-03-29
• Late March - April 4, 2006: Justice Department Considers, Rejects Having AT&T Lawsuit Evidence ‘Secured’ 2006-04-04
• April 6, 2006: AT&T Whistleblower Issues First Press Release 2006-04-06
• April 6-8, 2006: AT&T Demands Whistleblower Return ‘Confidential’ Documents, Maintain Public Silence 2006-04-06
• April 7, 2006: New York Times Publishes Its First Mention of AT&T Whistleblower’s Allegations 2006-04-07
• April 12, 2006: New York Times’ Technical Experts Confirm Validity of AT&T Whistleblower’s Assertions 2006-04-12
• April 28, 2006: Government Intends to Use ‘State Secrets’ Clause to Quash AT&T Lawsuit 2006-04-28
• May 13, 2006: Justice Department Files Brief for Dismissal of AT&T Lawsuit on ‘State Secrets’ Grounds 2006-05-13
• May 17, 2006: Court Holds First Hearing on Government’s Request to Dismiss AT&T Lawsuit on State Secrets Grounds 2006-05-17
• May 17, 2006: Online News Site Publishes Whistleblower’s AT&T Memo 2006-05-17
• May 22, 2006: News Publication Explains Why It Published Sealed Documents in AT&T Lawsuit 2006-05-22
• May 24, 2006: AT&T Lawyers Accidentally Release Redacted Information in NSA Lawsuit 2006-05-24
• June 23, 2006: Government Admits AT&T Lawsuit Documents Not Classified 2006-06-23
• July 20, 2006: Judge Refuses Government Request to Dismiss AT&T Lawsuit 2006-07-20
• August 17, 2006: Judge Finds NSA Warrantless Wiretapping Program Unconstitutional 2006-08-17
• December 21, 2006: Civil Rights Group Files Lawsuit against Department of Homeland Security over Terror Risk Scores 2006-12-21
• June 13, 2007: Civil Liberties Organization Publishes AT&T Documents Proving Existence of NSA Wiretapping Program 2007-06-13
• August 15, 2007: Appeals Court Hears Arguments to Dismiss AT&T/NSA, Al Haramain Lawsuits 2007-08-15
• October 12, 2007: Court Documents Show Former Qwest CEO Refused to Cooperate with NSA Spying Program 2007-10-12
• November 7-8, 2007: Former AT&T Technician Lobbies Congress about NSA Wiretapping 2007-11-07
• February 7, 2008: Civil Liberties Groups Demand Explanation for Border Searches 2008-02-07
• April 2, 2008: Civil Liberties Group Challenges Administration’s Dismissal of Fourth Amendment 2008-04-02
• April 2, 2008: ACLU Learns of Justice Department’s 2001 Dismissal of Fourth Amendment 2008-04-02
• September 18, 2008: Civil Liberties Organization Sues NSA, Bush Officials over Warrantless Wiretapping 2008-09-18
• October 17, 2008: Civil Liberties Organizations Sues over Disputed Constitutionality of FISA Amendment Legislation 2008-10-17
• January 21, 2010: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit on Behalf of Americans Subjected to Illegal Surveillance 2010-01-21
• Early January 2006: Retired AT&T Technician Joins Civil Liberties Group in Documenting Evidence of Government Surveillance Program
• Late 2006-July 2007: Bush Administration Tries to Block Lawsuit against NSA
• January 2003: NSA Constructs ‘Secret Rooms’ for Wiretapping US Citizens in AT&T Switching Centers
• Late May, 2006: Bush Administration Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit on ‘State Secrets’ Grounds