Matt -- That might satisfy John's other condition, authority awarded by
statute. If I recall properly, the atty gen has the statutory authority to
wiretap in some "emergencies" without a warrant as long as she asks a court
for one within 48 hrs or so. --Declan
At 22:35 3/2/2000 -0500, Matthew Gaylor wrote:
>John Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>...There's a theory I've
>>seen in a couple of law review articles that says the US Executive
>>Branch has the inherent authority to wiretap in national security or
>>foreign intelligece cases, with or without a statute or court order
>>(the other 2 branches of the govt).
>>
>> John
>
>
>That's more than a theory. Jim Kallstrom admitted publicly about five
>years ago that the bureau has a procedure for doing wiretaps without a
>court order. But he added that they do so very sparingly and only in the
>interests of national security.
>
>Regards, Matt-
>
>
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