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NYT on the United States' Position on Human Rights Treaties
Well worth a read: Charlie Savage's story, for the New York Times, regarding Obama Administration debate over whether the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Convention Against ... -
Snowden Testimony Before the European Parliament
Apparently Edward Snowden has given this testimony, remotely of course, before the European Parliament. It opens as follows: I would like to thank the European Parliament for the invitation to provide te... -
Susan Landau on Making Sense of Snowden, Part II
Susan Landau has a follow-up to her earlier piece on the significance of Snowden’s revelations. This piece focuses on “collection of stored meta-data, surveillance of communications content, and secur... -
So How Do We Feel About These (Almost) All-Seeing Cameras?
This question occurred to me last week, after I served as an alternate juror in a criminal trial here in D.C. Two men were charged with, and---after two days’ worth of evidence---found guilty of robbing ... -
International Court of Justice Bans Australian Spying on East Timor and its Lawyers
Speaking of Australian spying on its regional neighbors and its lawyers, which we were the other day, the International Court of Justice has handed down a decision in a dispute between Australia and East... -
CRS Report on Whether Congress Can Compel Disclosure of FISA Opinions
Over at Secrecy News, the estimable Steve Aftergood writes: Could Congress legally compel the executive branch to disclose classified opinions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court? Maybe not, ... -
Federalist Society Event on "The NSA, Security, Privacy, and Intelligence"
From last Monday, here is video of the Federalist Society's event, "The NSA, Security, Privacy, and Intelligence." Panel I: Foreign Intelligence Collection and the FISA Court Mr. Harley Geiger, Senior... -
The Debate About the NSA Is Over
Well, not really. But you know that a trend is going against the NSA when the American Bar Association offers a course entitled, "The Ethical Implications of NSA Surveillance." According to the the ABA... -
Of Relevance and Reform Under Section 215
Lawyers love a good fight on definitions, and debate about the § 215 metadata program has raged on the meaning of the statutory language, “relevant to an authorized investigation.” Critics link complian... -
Lederman on Secrecy, Nonacknowledgement, and Yemen
Marty Lederman has a long post picking apart the errors in last week’s AP story on last December’s drone strike in Yemen. Along the way he carefully parses the covert action statute, and has interesting... -
Holding Leakers Accountable: Considering New Leaks Laws
Those who leak classified information violate their contracts, the public’s trust, and the law. As for those who publish the leaked information - it’s “complicated,” according to FBI Director James Comey... -
What is the Domestic Legal Basis for Planned Cyberattacks in Syria?
David Sanger reports that the Pentagon and the NSA planned a sophisticated cyberattack aimed at “the Syrian military and President Bashar al-Assad’s command structure” that “would essentially turn the li...
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