Once Again, The Justice Department Fails To Tell Congress About ...

Courtesy Techdirt  Wed, 06/16/2010 - 21:35

The Justice Department sure doesn't like oversight -- even when it's required by law. Julian Sanchez points us to the disturbing news that, despite being required by law to report to Congress each year on "the number of pen register orders and orders for trap and trace devices applied for by law enforcement agencies of the Department of Justice," it appears that for many years the Attorney General has delivered no such report .

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