Agents erred in UT (Univ. of Tx.) conference investigation

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Army review: Agents erred in UT conference investigation

By MATT JOYCE
Associated Press Writer

AUSTIN — Army Intelligence and Security Command agents overstepped their authority when they sought information on civilian participants at a University of Texas conference, the Army reported.

Two counterintelligence agents from Fort Hood, near Killeen, went to the UT Law School on Feb. 9, seeking information on people who attended a conference titled "Islam and the Law: The Question of Sexism."

The Army is prohibited from investigating civilians unless the FBI waives its jurisdiction or requests assistance, said Deborah Parker, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, based in Fort Belvoir, Va.

"It was a lapse in judgment," Parker said Monday. "It was not something that was done maliciously."

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