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'Beyond Snowden' Falls Short on Upcoming Section 702 Re-authorization Debate
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'Neutral Principles' and the 'Presumption of Regularity' in the Era of Trump
In a new essay, Sandy Levinson and Mark Graber candidly admit what the legal resistance has long refused to acknowledge: Donald J. Trump, an “anti-Publian” president, is not entitled to the “presumption ... -
Nobody But Us: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Signals Intelligence
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The 18 Documents that ODNI Released on Section 702: Summaries
In response to a FOIA request from the ACLU, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Justice released FISA Amendments Act Section 702 documents on August 23. Below, we s... -
Rational Security: The "Hurricane Alley" Edition
President Trump’s lawyers argue that he didn’t obstruct justice when he fired James Comey. UN Ambassador Nikki Haley explains how the US could leave the Iran nuclear deal. And the Homeland Security Depar... -
The Fabric of Life in Contemporary Kashmir
PDF version A review of Arundhati Roy's novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (Knopf, 2017). *** -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected a U.S. proposal to cut off fuel supplies to North Korea in a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday, according to the New York Times. Putin... -
Reengineering Surveillance Oversight
This piece is part of a series on Tim Edgar's new book, "Beyond Snowden." One of the most important revelations following the disclosures by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden wa... -
The Last Palestinian: An Interview with Grant Rumley and Amir Tibon
Mahmoud Abbas will be remembered as a transformative figure in Palestinian politics. He was a driving force in reaching the Oslo Accords and in standing up the Palestinian Authority, and has overseen the... -
Transparency, Public Service, and Foreign Intelligence: Thoughts on "Beyond Snowden"
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The National Security Law Podcast: January 2019 as the Start of the 9/11 Trial: Over/Under?
In today’s episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck spend time with three legal topics (before spiraling off into some ill-informed commentary on the college football season). First, building off a report... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: Interview with Michael Mainelli
In Episode 177, fresh from hiatus, we try to summarize the most interesting cyber stories to break in August. Paul Rosenzweig kicks things off with the Shunning of Kaspersky. I argue that the most signi...
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