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Lawsuits Sep 16, 2019

Terrorist Watchlist Ruled Unconstitutional After Lawsuit by Muslim US Citizens; Next Steps Remain Unclear

Trenga found that the government’s list of more than 1 million people identified as “known or suspected terrorists” was unconstitutional. Among the defendants named in the lawsuit were the heads of the Terrorist Screening Center, the FBI, the National Counterterrorism Center, the TSA, and CBP. “There is no evidence, or contention, that any of these plaintiffs satisfy the definition of a ’known …

News Sep 8, 2019

Judge Dismisses Federal Lawsuit Over Oregon Standoff Death

PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal lawsuit related to the shooting of rancher Robert LaVoy Finicum has been dismissed. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the civil suit was filed in U.S. District Court of Oregon by Ryan Payne, Shawna Cox and others who were associated with the Bundy family’s 2016 occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. They claimed that FBI agents, Oregon State Police and …

Lawsuits Oct 9, 2017

Lawsuit Demands Mueller Reveal Spending on Russia Probe

Former FBI director and now special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating alleged influence by Russia on the 2016 presidential election, and he reportedly has expanded the scope to the business interests of associates of President Trump, but has yet to present evidence of any crime. Now, he’s declining to release details of his spending on the probe, prompting …

News Apr 10, 2017

BuzzFeed Files FOIA Lawsuit Against FBI Over Andrew Breitbart Records: Report

BuzzFeed News and journalist Jason Leopold are suing the FBI, claiming that the agency failed to adequately respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for material on Andrew Breitbart, The Wrap reported Friday. The lawsuit alleges that Leopold filed the request for “all records related to Andrew Breitbart” with the FBI in August 2012, five months after the Breitbart News founder …

Lawsuits Jan 10, 2017

Second FOIA Lawsuit Targets Details on Election Interference

Journalists and transparency advocates are now turning to the courts to force the Obama administration to provide more information about Russian interference in the U.S. election. A second Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit targeting U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies’ investigations into foreign election interference was filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., …

Lawsuits Sep 18, 2016

Media Groups File Lawsuit Against FBI to Learn How to Hack iPhones

The Associated Press, Gannett, and Vice Media LLC filed a joint lawsuit Friday seeking information about how the FBI unlocked the iPhone of mass-shooter Syed Rizwan Farook earlier this year, according to a report from the Associated Press. Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, killed 14 people and wounded 22 others in a terrorist attack at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, …

News May 10, 2016

Trigger of Kent State Shootings Is at Heart of Lawsuit Seeking FBI Documents

Forty-six years later, Laurel Krause is still asking questions, still probing into why her sister, a 19-year-old honor student at Kent State, was shot and killed by National Guardsmen. Now, she has an ally here in Buffalo. Michael Kuzma, a local lawyer, filed a federal court lawsuit this week seeking the release of FBI documents related to the Kent State shooting and the people, known and …

Lawsuits May 10, 2016

Suspended Pittsburgh Police Clerk’s Lawsuit in Federal Court

The trial started today in federal court for the Pittsburgh Police officer who is suing the city, claiming her civil rights were violated. In 2013, Officer Tonya Montgomery-Ford was suspended with pay. It was one day after former Pittsburgh Police chief Nate Harper resigned as the FBI investigated possible corruption in the police bureau.