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Lisa Monaco Speech at University of Texas
Bobby Chesney and Steve Slick have posted video of the remarkable conference last week at University of Texas at which Lisa Monaco spoke. Here is the text of her remarks: -
Chalked Spikes and Bush-Era Intelligence
PDF version A Review of Michael V. Hayden, Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror (Penguin 2016). -
ACLU Takes First Step Towards Prepublication Review Reform
In December, Oona Hathaway and I wrote an op-ed and series of posts on the broken pre-publication review process. -
House Judiciary Hearing on International Conflicts of Law Concerning Cross Border Data Flow
The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony today on "International Conflicts of Law Concerning Cross Border Data Flow and Law Enforcement Requests." The two-panel hearing included remarks from Princip... -
Trends and Predictions in Foreign Intelligence Surveillance: The FAA and Beyond
It is a strange time for national security. -
Jawad v. Gates: Former Guantanamo Detainee Seeks Redress Under the Alien Tort Statute
Mohammed Jawad was arrested in Kabul in December 2002 by Afghan security forces responding to the scene of a grenade attack on US military personnel. See Jawad v. Gates, No. 14-00811 (D.D.C. July 8, 2015... -
NSA IG Report Reveals New Information on Section 702 Collection
This lede from the New York Times's Charlie Savage says it all: -
What's in the CIA's Note to the Reader on the SSCI Torture Report?
When the Senate Intelligence Committee initially released its Study on the CIA’s Enhanced Interrogation Program in December 2014, the CIA quietly released a Note to the Reader along with its Fact Sheet, ... -
PCLOB Releases Recommendations Assessment Report
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) released its most recent Recommendations Assessment Report on Friday, February 5th. The Recommendations Assessment Report follows up on the 22 reco... -
New York Times Editorial: Sweden Should "Walk Away" from Rape Case
There's a headline I never expected to write. Among my many criticisms of the New York Times editorial page, after all, I would never until today have accused it of being soft on sexual violence. -
Judge Denies Abu Khattala Request to be Returned to Libya and Spared Death Penalty
In a 20-page opinion, D.C. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper yesterday denied a request by Ahmed Abu Khattala to return to Libya and be spared the death penalty. Khatalla, who stands accused of orches... -
EU Commission Press Release on New EU-US Privacy Shield
U.S. and European Union data-regulators today reached a new legal framework that will govern the transfer of data across the Atlantic. The new agreement—called the E.U.-U.S. Privacy Shield—will replace t...
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