"Senator Bingaman's position is that the Senate should take a more active role in investigating the President's approving of
wiretaps before we get to censure," spokesperson Maria Najera explained.
Agnew moved to suppress admission of the recorded conversation, saying the recording was unlawful under the
Wiretap Act because only he had consented to having the call recorded.
The phone tapping was authorized by a single
wiretap order.
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"The 5th Circuit reiterated that the
wiretap evidence against North should be suppressed, but only because federal agents failed to take precautions against listening to a conversation that in and of itself wasn't criminal in nature," the report said.
either continue to use their powers under current
wiretap laws to the
Of all the splashy stories of the Galleon Group insider trading case, the role of
wiretaps has the most lingering significance for in-house counsel.
The move to muzzle comes despite the Italian judiciary's use of
wiretaps to fight crime, especially anti-Mafia operations.
Two FISA provisions, born in the USA PATRIOT Act and dealing with roving
wiretaps (section 206) and business records (section 215), are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2009.
The legislation also restricts the government's powers, requiring a higher standard of proof for investigators to demand business records, greater judicial oversight, and increased reporting to Congress on antiterrorism operations and limits on roving
wiretaps.
This loophole in the roving
wiretap provision arguably epitomizes the reason for the inclusion of the sunsets in the first place.
The Federal
Wiretap Act makes it illegal to intercept a telephone call.
