On Thursday December 14, a German court announced it will instruct the BND not to retain metadata on on international calls. The BND - an equivalent of the USA's NSA - is responsible for collecting foreign intelligence and uses wiretaps and electronic surveillance extensively to do so.
The lawsuit was brought by …
Lynnfield, MA - August 2, 2017 - Thaw America has filed a Motion for Reconsideration in FISCR 16-01 with the FISA Court of Review. At issue is whether or not pen registers can be used to capture metadata embedded in the body of a call. In FISCR 16-01, the court allowed the …
Thaw America is proud to announce its participation in the Massachusetts Pirate Party's annual conference, PirateCon. The conference will be held April 29th, 2017 at the Community Church of Boston.
The Supreme Court clerk's illegal rejection of our appeal makes it clear that the law describing how to appeal decisions from the nation's secret courts needs clarification.
We need your help to do this.
The law on who can appeal secret court decisions is muddled in critical locations …
And the fact that they are shows just how dangerous current surveillance law is.
Today we watched as the 45th president of the United States was sworn in. We listened as he spoke about how he plans to improve our country. We listened as he spoke about unifying our country and all its peoples. And we listened as he spoke about ousting Washington insiders and restoring power to the people of our great nation. This letter is written to him.
LYNNFIELD, MA – January 12, 2017 – Walsh & Walsh LLP is requesting Justice Breyer reverse an illegal rejection by the Supreme Court Clerk's Office. In a letter dated December 23, 2016, the Supreme Court Clerk's Office rejected Walsh & Walsh's petition for certiorari (review) in FISA Court of Review (FISCR) case 16-01.
Recently, I introduced FISCR 16-01, including the effects of the decision and how I think the court got it wrong. What I didn't cover was the broader applicability of the decision and why I think everyone should care. So let's do that now.
We're fighting for our privacy and our civil rights. The last 15 years have seen an unprecedented expansion of surveillance, mostly via massive electronic monitoring. This has happened behind closed doors and without the consent of the American people. The intelligence agencies have repeatedly gone way beyond the scope of the already-questionably legal powers afforded to them and lied to (or at least mislead) congressional investigation panels.
Lynnfield, MA – November 21, 2016 – On November 21, 2016, Computer Scientist Steven Presser and Attorneys Michael Walsh and John Walsh filed a petition for review with the Supreme Court of the United States. The petition seeks to overturn an April 2016 decision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (“FICOR”). The FICOR decision was only declassified on August 18, 2016.