ACLU’s Jaffer on the CIA's Glomar Response, the Brennan Speech, and a Debate with Me
In connection with my post this morning on the Brennan speech and the ACLU FOIA litigation, Jameel Jaffer – who heads up the ACLU’s National Security Project – had this op-ed on the FOIA litigation (with Nathan Wessler) on Monday and this response today to Brennan’s speech. I disagree with much in Jameel’s reaction to the Brennan s
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In connection with my post this morning on the Brennan speech and the ACLU FOIA litigation, Jameel Jaffer – who heads up the ACLU’s National Security Project – had this op-ed on the FOIA litigation (with Nathan Wessler) on Monday and this response today to Brennan’s speech. I disagree with much in Jameel’s reaction to the Brennan speech, but rather than laying that out now, I will link to this friendly debate that he and I had at Harvard a few weeks ago, on related issues, moderated by my colleague (and former Principal Deputy Counsel to President Obama) Dan Meltzer.
Jack Goldsmith is the Learned Hand Professor at Harvard Law School, co-founder of Lawfare, and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Before coming to Harvard, Professor Goldsmith served as Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel from 2003-2004, and Special Counsel to the Department of Defense from 2002-2003.
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