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Meanwhile Back At The Supreme Court .... Cell Phone Searches
While everyone's attention was (rightly) focused on President Obama's major speech on NSA reforms, the Supreme Court quietly granted certiorari in a set of important digital rights cases. The two cases ... -
Statement from DNI Clapper on President Obama's Remarks
Just posted on IC on the Record: Statement from DNI James R. Clapper on Intelligence Reforms Announced Today by President Obama Today, President Obama announced new guidelines for Intelligence Community... -
The President's Speech: a Quick Reaction
The President’s speech and accompanying Policy Directive together announce all manner of changes; it will take a while to grasp them all. In the meantime, here's an off-the-cuff reaction: I reckon we wil... -
Brookings Event on President Obama's Speech
Below is the video of the discussion that took place today at Brookings on the President's NSA speech. -
Text of the President's Remarks on NSA and Surveillance
Below is the full text of President Obama's speech: Remarks of President Barack Obama Results of our Signals Intelligence Review January 17, 2014 Washington, D.C. -
Presidential Policy Directive on Signals Intelligence Activities
This Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-28) on Signals Intelligence Activities is being released today in conjunction with the President's speech in a few minutes. It opens: The United States, like othe... -
Opinion in Al-Janko v. Gates
Just in case you want to read something not about reforms to NSA surveillance: here's the opinion from the D.C. Circuit in Al-Janko v. Gates. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In his much-anticipated speech later today, President Obama is set to call for an overhaul of NSA surveillance programs, according to The Washington Post. A White House official has said that the presid... -
The Least Surprising Headline of the Year (So Far)
Huawei Denies US Compromised Security Equipment. Here's the opening of this report from Australia: Chinese tech giant Huawei, which has long been dogged by security suspicions, has denied a report its t... -
Is the AUMF Next?
Hmmmm. Here's a very interesting few paragraphs from the Wall Street Journal: The president's speech, to be delivered at the Justice Department, caps a process that was similar to the one he undertook on... -
LIVE: President Obama Speaks on the NSA
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A Game-Changing Ruling in the No-Fly List Case
The most important judicial opinion to date concerning the U.S. Government’s terrorist watchlisting programs was issued on Tuesday, in the case of Ibrahim v.
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