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GOP National Security Debate Roundup
The Republican presidential candidates debated national security and foreign policy issues last night in Washington. Ritika teed up the debate here with links to the Post’s preview of issues to watch and... -
How Dick Cheney Reined in Presidential Power
That is the title that the editors of the New York Times Magazine gave to an essay I wrote in reaction to former Vice-President Cheney’s book, In My Time. The thrust of the essay is that early Bush unil... -
We Read the Dick Cheney Reviews So You Don't Have To
Judging from his new book, In My Time, former Vice President Dick Cheney probably won't be participating in the Lawfare 10th Anniversary Project, which is devoted to acknowledging error and second though... -
CRS report on National Security Letter Proposals
The Congressional Research Service's Charles Doyle reviews proposals in the 112th Congress to amend National Security Letter authority in this report. -
Justice Department Warns 9th Circuit on Classified Info
Josh Gerstein of Politico is reporting: The Justice Department is warning a federal appeals court not to disclose classified information about the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program... -
Event Tuesday: Reforming the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Lawfare readers may be interested in this event taking place next Tuesday, May 17th at Brookings. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 placed restrictions on government acquisition of electr... -
"I'm from the NSA, and We Don't Get Out Much"
It isn't every day that a representative of the National Security Agency gives a public speech on the agency's understanding of "Protecting Civil Liberties in a Cyber Age." So I thought I would take good... -
Congressional Testimony on Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
Below find the prepared hearing testimony from yesterday's hearing before the full Senate Judiciary Committee. April 6, 2011: The Electronic Communications Privacy Act: Government Perspectives on Protec... -
Databuse and the Mosaic
As part of my blood oath to spend the next few years writing on subjects other than detention, I have just released this paper on the inadequacy of privacy as a conceptual framework for regulating person... -
The Circuit Split in the Surveillance Cases
The other day, Bobby posted a link to the the Second Circuit’s recent decision in Amnesty International v. -
Second Circuit Reverses in Amnesty Int'l v. Clapper, Paving Way for Merits Ruling on Constitutionality of FISA Section 702
* Amnesty International, et al. v. Clapper, et al. (2d Cir. Mar. -
New CRS Reports of Note
Thanks to Steven Aftergood of Secrecy News for linking to these new CRS reports: “Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Set to Expire February 28, 2011,” February 10, 2011 (note that la...
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