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President's Surveillance Review Panel Releases Findings
The Report and Recommendations of the President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies has been released. The panel consists of the following members: Richard A. Clarke Michael J... -
Covert Action and International Law Compliance
Last night Jack highlighted certain parts of Caroline Krass's answers to the Additional Prehearing Questions that the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence posed to her. -
Three Unrelated Tidbits on the NSA and <em>Klayman v. Obama</em>
Obviously, there's a lot to say about Monday's decision by Judge Leon granting a preliminary injunction against the NSA's telephone metadata program and then staying that decision pending appeal. -
A Foolish Consistency is the Hobgoblin of Little Minds -- The Metadata Stay
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." His point was that only small-minded men refused to re... -
Don't Miss the Footnotes: Judge Leon's Opinion in Klayman (Section 215 Collection)
Analyses of District Court Judge Richard Leon's opinion requiring the government to cease telephone metadata collection under Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act against two plaintiffs are proliferating: ... -
Thoughts on Judge Leon's Section 215 Opinion
I have now read through Judge Richard Leon's opinion enjoining bulk metadata collection under Section 215 of the Patriot Act. It's an odd document. For one thing, it's focused on a constitutional matter ... -
The Lynchpin of the Meta-Data Opinion
Ben has already linked to Judge Leon's remarkable opinion today, holding that the NSA metadata collection program is unconstitutional. The critical passages from the opinion begin on page 43, when Judge... -
District Court Opinion Enjoins Bulk Metadata Collection Program
This today from Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Leon appears to have stayed his opinion pending review. I haven't read it yet. But it concludes: In the m... -
Inside NSA: We Brought In a Recording Device So You Don't Have To
The NSA is not exactly known for engaging with the public. The old “No Such Agency” joke more or less captured the agency’s traditional posture: the less said, the better. -
Matinee Idols: Ryan Lizza's Flawed Account of Surveillance Law
Ryan Lizza’s piece in this week’s New Yorker, “State of Deception,” is essential reading for those interested in surveillance and civil liberties. It is a gripping account of the history of the NSA tele... -
(Very) Quick Reactions to Proposed NSA Reforms
It is precarious to comment on a leaked version of broad conclusions from a government report. But I think the NYT and WSJ accounts of the recommendations by the President’s Review Group on Intelligence... -
Has the NRO Lost Its Mind?
From the department of Not a Joke, Appearances Notwithstanding comes this article from Forbes. My only explanation for this is that the folks over at the National Reconnaissance Office must be having a l...
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