Intelligence Surveillance & Privacy

NSA Responds to ABA Letter on Attorney-Client Privilege

Benjamin Wittes
Monday, March 10, 2014, 10:10 PM
Last month, the American Bar Association wrote to General Keith Alexander to express concern over press reports that overseas snooping by U.S. allies had intercepted communications by U.S. lawyers and their clients---and that NSA had played a role. Now, General Alexander has responded. Here's the letter.

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Last month, the American Bar Association wrote to General Keith Alexander to express concern over press reports that overseas snooping by U.S. allies had intercepted communications by U.S. lawyers and their clients---and that NSA had played a role. Now, General Alexander has responded. Here's the letter.

Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.

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