WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Mike Lee issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) cosponsored the Government Surveillance Transparency Act (https://www.lee.senate.gov/services/files/CA516292-1656-4489-A272-9FDF7C12F27F) to require public reporting and notice of the hundreds of thousands of criminal surveillance orders issued by courts each year. These orders are typically sealed indefinitely, keeping government surveillance hidden for years, even when the targets are never charged with any crime.
"This bill strikes an appropriate balance between protecting criminal investigations and notifying individuals when their private electronic communications are surveilled by the government," said Senator Mike Lee. "Americans h...