Civil liberties group accuses FBI of misusing new authorities

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government legal opinions that interpret the powers that the FBI has to conduct surveillance should be declassified and released to the public, a civil liberties group said.

In a report set for release on Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union said the proliferation of secret legal interpretations threatened the rights of U.S. citizens to be free from warrantless government searches.

The ACLU launched the criticism just as new FBI Director James Comey settled in at the bureau charged with preventing militant attacks and investigating major U.S. crimes.

The report listed numerous complaints against the expansion of the FBI's authority during the 12 years since the September 11 attacks on New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/civil-liberties-group-accuses-fbi-misusing-authorities-010102970.html

[Laelth]

1. k&r for exposure. n/t

-Laelth

[gopiscrap]

2. what do you expect? all fucking law enforcement agencies are out of control

it's a result of our misguided police worship cult. Face folks, the police are not your friends!