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WikiLeaks and the Lost Promise of the Internet
Julian Assange’s arrest was a long time coming. After seven years hiding in Ecuador’s London embassy and a number of false alarms, the WikiLeaks founder was finally evicted from the building and passed t... -
Document: Justice Department Did Not Rely on Whitaker in FISA Matters, FISC Says
On Thursday, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court issued an order stating that the government "has not relied on any action taken by [former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker] in any submis... -
The WikiLeaks Case Is Just Beginning
Julian Assange had to be the worst houseguest an embassy ever encountered. -
Document: Julian Assange Indictment
On Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia unsealed a March 6, 2018 indictment charging Julian Assange, the founder head of WikiLeaks, for conspiring to commit computer int... -
Is Huawei a ‘Foreign Power’ or an ‘Agent of a Foreign Power’ Under FISA? Insights From the Sanctions Case
[Update: Several colleagues have pointed out that I did not make sufficiently clear that there is an alternate (and much less intriguing) explanation for the 1806(c) notices here. -
House Oversight and Judiciary Committees Authorize First Subpoenas
It's been an eventful week for checks and balances. -
Intelligence Oversight Priorities for the 116th Congress
Despite the hyper-partisanship, and even in light of corrosive calls last week for the resignation of the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), the Senate S -
Edward Snowden, National Security Whistleblowing and Civil Disobedience
Editor’s note: This essay is adapted from the author’s coda to the forthcoming volume “Whistleblowing Nation: Disclosing U.S. National Security and the Challenge of Dissent,” edited by Kaeten Mistry and ... -
A New Resource: Announcing the Brookings House Oversight Tracker
When Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in January, they pledged that the transition would usher in a period of vigorous oversight of the executive branch. -
Telephony Metadata: Is the Contact-Chaining Program Unsalvageable?
An apparent disclosure from a congressional staffer on the Lawfare Podcast has generated considerable buzz regarding the fate of a part of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that currently -
Why It Matters If Trump Knew About Stone's Contacts with WikiLeaks
According to this prepared statement of former Trump lawyer and confidant Michael Cohen released by Politico and other news outlets, Cohen is prepared to testify before Congress today under oath that Don... -
Document: Indictment of Former Air Force Intelligence Officer Monica Witt
On Wednesday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed a seven-count indicment charging former Air Force counterintelligence specialist Monica Witt and four Iranian co-defendants und...
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