Feingold Hearing on FBI NSL’s

Feingold is chairing a hearing on the FBI’s misuse of national security letters. The hearing is starting right now and is available for webcast through RealPlayer here.

Here’s the witness list.

The Honorable Bob Barr
Former Member of Congress
Chairman, Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances
Atlanta, GA

George Christian
Executive Director
Library Connection, Inc.
Windsor, CT

Suzanne E. Spaulding
Principal, Bingham Consulting Group
Of Counsel, Bingham McCutchen LLP
Washington, D.C.

Peter Swire
C. William O’Neil Professor of Law at the Ohio State University
Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Washington, D.C.

I do not think this hearing is being aired live on any of the CSPAN channels. Russ sounds pissed off. Check it out.

Author: BooMan

Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.