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  News Updates from CLG 21 January 2018 http://www.legitgov.org/ All links are here: http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news   Previous edition:  CLG Founder and NYU Professor Michael Rectenwald Sues NYU, University Colleagues for Defamation   NSA deleted surveillance data it pledged to preserve  | 19 Jan 2018 | The National Security Agency destroyed surveillance data it pledged to preserve in connection with pending lawsuits and apparently never took some of the steps it told a federal court it had taken to make sure the information wasn't destroyed, according to recent court filings. Word of the NSA's 'foul-up' is emerging just as Congress has extended for six years the legal authority the agency uses for much of its surveillance work conducted through U.S. internet providers and tech firms. President Donald Trump signed that measure into law Friday.   Senator says FBI lost crucial texts tied to Clinton probe ...

Americans may find their Fourth Amendment rights violated and the contents of their communications funneled to investigations that have nothing to do with foreign intelligence or national security. Extension of the Government’s Warrantless Surveillance Program is Deeply Troubling POGO is disappointed and troubled by Thursday's rushed vote by the House of Representatives to pass legislation reauthorizing the government’s warrantless-surveillance program and codifying its most controversial practices with no real reforms to protect the privacy of Americans. “By Congress allowing the backdoor search loophole to exist, Americans may find their Fourth Amendment rights violated, and the contents of their communications funneled to investigations that have nothing to do with foreign intelligence or national security,” said Jake Laperruque, senior counsel for The Constitution Project at POGO. Read More Read coverage of POGO's work on this issue in: Congre...