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Clapper Opinion Recap: Supreme Court Denies Standing to Challenge NSA Warantless Wiretapping
As Wells reported, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Clapper v. Amnesty International USA this morning. -
Carrie Cordero on FISA Court Lessons for a "Drone Court"
Carrie Cordero, Georgetown’s Director of National Security Studies and a former Justice Department national security official, writes in with the following thoughts on the FISA Court and its lessons for ... -
STOCK Act: NAPA Study Seeks Information on Impact of Internet Publication of Financial Information
Here's an update on the status of Section 11 of the STOCK Act, the law enacted last year that would have required 28,000 senior executive officials (and senior military officers) to post their financial ... -
Context for Judicial Oversight of the Targeted Killing Program: A Brief History of the Creation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Recent events have accelerated a discussion focused around creating a special court to oversee the execution of targeted killings against suspected terrorists. -
Why a "Drone Court" Won't Work--But (Nominal) Damages Might...
There's been a fair amount of buzz over the past few days centered around the idea of a statutory "drone court"--a tribunal modeled after the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) that would (pr... -
A FISC for Drone Strikes? A Few Points to Consider...
There is an increasing amount of talk about judicial review for at least some decisions to place specific persons on targeting lists for the use of lethal force outside of a combat zone (drones are not t... -
What's <em>Really</em> Wrong With the Targeted Killing White Paper
There's certainly a lot to say about the DOJ white paper on targeted killings, much of which has been said already (and well) by others (see Raff's "Headlines and Commentary" post for links). At the ris... -
Drones on 16th Street
Somehow, I doubt the FAA would mind these drones over D.C. airspace. Inauguration day drone protest. Hat tip: Josh Gerstein -
A Belated FISA Amendment Act Reauthorization Act Update
As readers probably already know, the Senate ended an otherwise largely legislation-light 2012 by approving a controversial five-year extension of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA), which the House h... -
President Obama Signs FISA Amendments Act Extension
Amid all the fiscal cliff hubbub, the Senate on Friday approved, and President Obama on Sunday signed, the inelegantly if accurately named "FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012." The new law ... -
The Holes in "Homeland"
I'm sure many of you have become addicted to the TV show, Homeland. Personally, I find it a bit of a bus man's holiday and rather unrealistic in its characterizations. -
Wall Street Journal on NCTC Database Access
The Wall Street Journal has an article today, titled “U.S. Terrorism Agency to Tap a Vast Database of Citizens.” It reports: The rules now allow the little-known National Counterterrorism Center to exam...
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