Late last month, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent subpoenas to the Administration requesting detailed information about the nature and extent of warrantless surveillance conducted on Americans in the United States since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.  With the political climate in Washington being what it is, it may be tempting to ...

Who knew? James B. Comey, former Deputy Attorney General under John Ashcroft, recently revealed the dramatic tale to the Senate Judicary Committee.  From his hospital bed in March 2004, the Attorney General at the time and his deputy stared down White House officials Alberto Gonzales and Andy Card, refusing to certify that the N.S.A.'s ...

Last week, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales made an announcement via letter to the Senate Judicary Committee that came as startling to many:  ''Any electronic surveillance that was occurring as part of the Terrorism Surveillance Program (or ''TSP'') will now be conducted subject to the approval of the Foreign Intelligence ...