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The NSA, Oversight, the Law, and Why Compliance is the Ball Game
For the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing yesterday, I prepared a written statement for the record, and I had intended merely to summarize that statement in my oral presentation. Two things happened ... -
Text of Draft Syrian Resolution
The NYT has the text of the draft UN Security Council Resolution on Syria. The most important paragraph is the penultimate one, which states that the Security Council “[d]ecides, in the event of non-com... -
Video of Today's Senate Intelligence Committee Hearing
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Oral Argument Preview: Abdul Razak Ali v. Obama
Friday morning, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments in a habeas appeal brought by Abdul Razak Ali, who also goes by the name of Saeed Bakhouch. -
Filling the Post of Secretary at DHS
According to Daniel Klaidman at The Daily Beast the Administration has already had two candidates decline the offer to become the next Secretary of Homeland Security. The delay is troubling -- the more ... -
September 26 Senate Committee Hearing on FISA: Witness Testimony
Below you'll find links to all the prepared testimony associated with today's open hearing, a rarity, before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: Panel I (joint statement) Director of National... -
My Statement Today Before the Senate Intelligence Committee
The following is my my prepared statement for today's hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The United States Department of State has renewed its global terror alert, urging all Americans to “maintain a high level of vigilance.” The renewal comes right after the terrorist attack on a shopping m... -
Engaging NSA: Exploring the Disparity Between Public Perception and Self Perception
Over the past week, we have both spent a fair bit of time at NSA and engaging with the agency. On Monday, Bobby helped arrange for a small group of scholars to spend the day at the agency, meeting with ... -
David Barron Nominated to the First Circuit Court of Appeals
This is very good news. From the White House the other day: Today, President Barack Obama nominated David Jeremiah Barron to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. “David Jeremiah Bar... -
The NSA Crypto Back Door(?)
By now, most readers will have heard of the New York Times story, alleging (based on disclosures from Edward Snowden) that the NSA has surreptitiously degraded a critical cryptography standard adopted by... -
"Just Security" Launch Event Webcast
The official launch event for the new site Just Security is taking place at this hour with an event entitled, "When Reporting is a Crime: National Security and the Press After Snowden and Sterling." The ...
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