Zoe Lofgren

NASA inquiry changes pushed

2003-02-13 00:00:00

WASHINGTON - Lawmakers increased their pressure yesterday on NASA's administrator for a more independent inquiry into the space shuttle disaster, saying the agency is too closely tied to the board it chose to investigate the accident. Rep. Sherwood...

Key Calif. Democrats rally around Bustamante

2003-08-22 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES - California Gov. Gray Davis came under growing pressure yesterday to abandon his me-or-nothing strategy against the recall, as key Democrats rallied behind the backup candidacy of Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante to hedge against losing power in...

WRAPUP 1-Lawmakers accuse Obama administration of abusing free speech rights

2013-05-15 13:40:04

(Adds comments from Lofgren, Holder) By David Ingram and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers accused the Obama administration on Wednesday of trampling on free speech rights and evading questions about the Justice Department's...

White House to renew bid for bill to protect journalists

2013-05-15 18:46:00

WASHINGTON — Facing questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of reporters' phone records, the White House says that it will renew its push for legislation that would offer federal protections to journalists and their sources....

Santa Clara County district attorney's hiring practices ignite debate

2013-04-28 03:54:04

Eager to distinguish himself as more ethical than his scandal-prone predecessor, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen promised to take on and promote only "the best people." But halfway into his first term, questions are being raised about...

Cyber security run amok

2013-03-28 00:00:00

Congress passed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in the early days of the Internet to crack down on malicious hackers, but federal prosecutors have stretched the law since then to apply to computer users who merely violated a website's terms of service....

U.S. House watchdogs want explanation of Aaron Swartz prosecution

2013-01-29 15:19:00

Two of Congress' top watchdogs have asked the Justice Department to explain its prosecution of Aaron Swartz, a popular hacktivist who committed suicide Jan. 11. Swartz, 26, was facing the possibility of years in prison for downloading millions of...

Congress' horse-and-buggy computer laws

2013-02-06 04:35:00

As martyrs go, Aaron Swartz was an extraordinary example of the breed. A computer programming genius, he had helped develop the social networking site Reddit and became known as a leading advocate for easy and free information sharing on the Web. When...

Aaron Swartz's suicide continues to ripple through Congress

2013-02-05 07:15:00

Aaron Swartz may change the Internet yet again, even in death, with the help of lawmakers who have expressed a fondness for breaking the law. At a Washington, D.C., memorial Monday night, members of Congress and loved ones gathered to remember Swartz,...

'Anonymous' hacks government site to protest hacktivist's death

2013-01-26 17:34:00

A collective of hackers known as Anonymous commandeered a Department of Justice website Saturday to protest what it called the harsh treatment by government prosecutors of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide this month. The hackers...

House group accelerates work on immigration bill

2013-01-29 09:08:00

WASHINGTON – A secretive group of House members from both parties is racing to complete an immigration bill in the next two weeks with an eye toward introducing legislation before President Obama’s State of the Union address on Feb. 12, said...

Lofgren floats 'Aaron's law' on Reddit after Aaron Swartz's death

2013-01-16 09:53:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) posted a draft bill to social news website Reddit that would change a controversial computer hacking law used to prosecute Internet activist Aaron Swartz. Swartz, a Reddit co-founder, was found dead Friday in...

Members of the House Committee on the Judiciary, which will review Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's report and decide whether and how to proceed further: Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.), Rep. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Rep. George Gekas (R.

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