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ACLU Appeals Conviction in Case Involving FISA Section 702
Lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union and federal public defenders filed an opening brief on behalf of Jamshid Muhtorov in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Mr. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In a letter from White House counsel Pat Cipollone to House Democratic leaders on Tuesday, the White House announced its intention to not cooperate with the ongoing congressional impeachment inquiry, rep... -
When Dissent Is the Only Choice: A Response to 'Intelligence and Public Dissent'
Joshua Rovner’s insightful response to my post on politicization by a loyalist director of national intelligence (DNI) focuses on the issue of public dissent. Rovner and I share many concerns about who P... -
Intelligence and Public Dissent: A Response to 'The Dangers of a Loyalist Director of National Intelligence'
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Rational Security: The 'Unmatched Wisdom' Edition
Congress releases a series of revealing text messages that show the Trump administration pressuring Ukraine. Trump blocks a key participant in that effort from giving a deposition to Congress. And Trump’... -
White House Letter to Congress on Impeachment Inquiry
White House counsel Pat Cipollone has sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and various committee chairmen indicating that the president "cannot participate" in the ongoing impeachment inqui... -
Office of the Director of National Intelligence Releases Section 702 Documents and Opinions
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released partially redacted documents related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court’s (FISC) authorization of the 2018 certifications under Se... -
The U.K.-U.S. CLOUD Act Agreement Is Finally Here, Containing New Safeguards
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Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Russian Active Measures: Part Two
The Senate Intelligence Committee released a redacted report on Russian active measures campaigns in the 2016 election. This document, reportedly the second of five volumes, is titled, “Volume 2: Russia'... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Trump administration on Tuesday intervened to block a scheduled deposition by the House Intelligence Committee of Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union who has become a major fig... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Jim Baker and Susan Landau on 'Moving the Encryption Policy Conversation Forward'
Encryption and going dark splashed across the headlines in the wake of the 2015 San Bernardino attack, when the FBI and Apple went to court over access to an encrypted iPhone recovered from one of the pe... -
Treasury Proposes New Rules on CFIUS’s Jurisdiction: Opening the Black Box
On Sept. 24, the Federal Register published two proposed rules from the U.S. Treasury Department governing the implementation of provisions from the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 20...
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