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NSA surveillance opponents take to courts and Congress in push for change
Privacy advocates, companies, and members of Congress have begun a push for reform since this summer's revelations about US surveillance capabilities. While critics and protestors are common, many have also filed suit in an attempt to have NSA surveillance ruled unconstitutional, petitioned to publish more details, or introduced bills that could limit the existing rules.
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February 6, 2015
British web surveillance violated human rights, court rules
GCHQ acted unlawfully by accessing NSA intelligence, but court says program is now legal after recent disclosures
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May 22, 2014
House of Representatives passes 'gutted' NSA surveillance reform
Privacy watchdogs hope Senate will roll back amendments to USA Freedom Act
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May 1, 2014
The race to bring NSA surveillance to the Supreme Court
There are at least three pending cases against the agency with a shot at making it all the way
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February 13, 2014
Not many of us actually fought on the Day We Fight Back
Protest turnout was never going to match SOPA's peak
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February 10, 2014
The Day We Fight Back: can an internet protest stop the NSA?*
* Probably not, but it might get a bill passed
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January 16, 2014
Moment of truth: will Obama take on the NSA?
Can the president rein in the surveillance state? Does he want to?