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U.S. Marshals Seize Cops’ Spying Records to Keep Them From the ACLU

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A routine request in Florida for public records regarding the use of a surveillance tool known as stingray took an extraordinary turn recently when federal authorities seized the documents before police could release them.The surprise move by the U.S. Marshals Service stunned the American Civil Liberties Union, which earlier this year filed the public records request with the Sarasota, Florida, police department for information detailing its use of the controversial surveillance tool.
The ACLU had an appointment last Tuesday to review documents pertaining to a case investigated by a Sarasota police detective. But marshals swooped in at the last minute to grab the records, claiming they belong to the U.S. Marshals Service and barring the police from releasing them.
ACLU staff attorney Nathan Freed Wessler called the move “truly extraordinary and beyond the worst transparency violations” the group has seen regarding documents detailing police use of the technology.
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U.S. Marshals Seize Cops’ Spying Records to Keep Them From the ACLU | Threat Level | WIRED


I don't oft side against groups like the US Marshals nor with the ACLU, but when I do you know I'm in the RIGHT.
 
Thom Paine said:
I have a love/hate situation with the ACLU but it would be interesting to know who issued the pick-up order and specifically why.... non specific H S situations are too vague for my comfort.

Interesting.

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Thom Paine
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While more to the story is important, the whole thing stinks.
 
Thom Paine said:
I have a love/hate situation with the ACLU but it would be interesting to know who issued the pick-up order and specifically why.... non specific H S situations are too vague for my comfort.

Interesting.

Enjoy life

Thom Paine
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That's my thought: who gave the Marshal's their marching orders. Was it Holder? If so, who gave him his marching orders or did he act unilaterally?
 
Jango said:
That's my thought: who gave the Marshal's their marching orders. Was it Holder? If so, who gave him his marching orders or did he act unilaterally?
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This sure smells like something Holder would do.
 
Jango said:
That's my thought: who gave the Marshal's their marching orders. Was it Holder? If so, who gave him his marching orders or did he act unilaterally?
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Those ARE the most relevant questions!

Do we have government run amok?
 
I suppose a FOIA request is out of the question?
 
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