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Senate passes FISA surveillance tool renewal minutes after midnight deadlineRoughly 40 minutes after it lapsed, the Senate voted to pass a renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which serves as a critical tool used by the government to gather intelligence on foreign subjects using the compelled assistance of electronic communication service providers. The upper chamber voted 60-34 to pass the re-authorization. The provision lapsed for less than an hour at midnight on Friday, and if the renewal hadn’t passed soon after, the expiration would have meant companies would not be forced to comply with the government’s requests for surveillance aid under the bill. Without the FISA section’s re-authorization, the government would be required to seek a warrant to compel any such assistance, which is a process that can span extended periods of time. The measure now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature. SENATE PUSHES FORWARD FISA SURVEILLANCE…

Travis Scott’s Attorneys Argue for Dismissal of Astroworld LawsuitsHOUSTON (AP) — Attorneys for rap star Travis Scott argued in court this week that he should be dismissed from hundreds of lawsuits filed over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival, saying he was not responsible for safety planning and watching … ….. Read More.INSURANCE JOURNAL – General | Consumers & ShoppingFri, April 19, 202421 hours ago

NY AG Letitia James asks judge to void Trump’s $175M bond in civil fraud caseNew York Attorney General Letitia James is pushing the judge in former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud case to void the $175 million bond that Trump previously posted to appeal his New York civil lawsuit.In her 26-page filing obtained by Fox News Digital, James questions whether the insurance company has sufficient funds to back it up.Trump’s bond was posted by California-based Knight Specialty Insurance Company (KSIC), but James argued that the insurer was “not authorized” to write business in New York, stating it is a small insurer that is not authorized to write business in New York and is not regulated by the state’s insurance department, had never before written a surety bond in New York or in the prior two years in any other jurisdiction, and has a total policyholder surplus of just $138 million.The…

Republicans file lawsuit challenging governor’s partial vetoes to literacy billWIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators have filed a second lawsuit challenging Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto powers, this time alleging that he improperly struck sections of a bill that set up a plan to spend $50 million on student literacy. Republican lawmakers filed their suit Tuesday in Dane County Circuit Court. The action […] The post Republicans file lawsuit challenging governor’s partial vetoes to literacy bill appeared first on WIZM 92.3FM 1410AM. ….. Read More.WIZM News |General News & Views | U.S. National NewsFri, April 19, 202422 hours ago

How the FISA Reauthorization Bill Could Force Maintenance Workers and Custodians To Become Governmen…Tech companies and First Amendment groups are calling attention to a provision in a domestic spying bill that they say would significantly expand the federal government’s power to snoop on Americans’ digital communications—potentially by forcing employees of private businesses to become informants. The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), a global trade group that represents major tech companies including Google and Microsoft, is calling for last-minute changes to the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISAA), which could get a final vote in the Senate on Friday. The bill’s primary purpose is to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows U.S. intelligence agencies to scoop up communications between Americans and individuals abroad. But the bill also includes a provision that “vastly expands the U.S. government’s warrantless surveillance capabilities, damaging the competitiveness of U.S….

Judge Won’t Force Prosecutors to Give Advance Notice of Witnesses Because Trump Can’t Be Trusted…Judge Juan Merchan ruled that prosecutors will not have to give advance notice of the witness list to Donald Trump’s legal team, because the former president cannot be trusted not to post about them. Trump has spent the week in a Manhattan courtroom as he faces 34 felony counts for falsifying business records regarding alleged hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election — a historic first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president. The jury selection process kicked off on Monday, and Trump has made headlines for reportedly falling asleep three days so far and repeatedly complaining that he does not think he’s getting a fair trial. The ex-president’s grumbling about the gag orders imposed by Merchan and his continued comments have been an ongoing issue during the proceedings thus…