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Carpenter and the End of Bulk Surveillance of Americans
Writing for the majority in Carpenter v. United States, Chief Justice John Roberts called the court’s momentous Fourth Amendment decision “a narrow one.” The specific holding—that a warrant is required f... -
This Week at the Military Commissions: Majid Khan and the “Cluster Covfefe”
Quiet since September 2016, the military commission for Majid Shoukat Khan, a low-level al-Qaeda operative who pled guilty to all charges filed against him in 2012 and is cooperating with the government,... -
Launch Event: Low-Hanging Fruit: Evidence Based Solutions to the Digital Evidence Challenge
Tomorrow morning (Wednesday, July 25), from 8-10 am, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse -- along with DOJ’s former Assistant Attorney General for National Security, David Kris and DOJ’s former Principal Attorney... -
Dispatches From Mexico’s Southern Border: Mexico’s Migrants
This is the last in a series of four "Dispatches From Mexico’s Southern Border." Read parts one, two, and three. -
What to Make of the Carter Page FISA Applications
The release of the Carter Page FISA applications represents a monumental disclosure to the public—and underlines just how disingenuous House intelligence committee Chairman Devin Nunes has been. -
Document: Justice Department Releases Carter Page FISA Application
Pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the Justice Department has—in a highly unusual move—released a redacted copy of the FISA application seeking a warrant against former Trump campaign advi... -
Judge Kavanaugh on the Fourth Amendment
Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s views of the Fourth Amendment have drawn significant interest following his recent nomination to the Supreme Court. This post takes a close look at Kavanaugh’s key Fourth Amendmen... -
Dispatches From Mexico’s Southern Border: Mexico: A Migrant Graveyard
This is the third in a series of four "Dispatches From Mexico’s Southern Border." Read parts one, two, and four. “Five over there. Five over there. Ten up ahead. Nineteen beyond that.” -
Kavanaugh, Mueller and Efforts to Have it Both Ways on Morrison
Even if it’s a bit surprising that he said the quiet part out loud, it shouldn’t come as any great shock that Judge Brett Kavanaugh thinks the Supreme Court’s 1988 decision in Morrison v. Olson is wrongl... -
Dispatches From Mexico’s Southern Border: Migrants, Tourists and Money
This is the second in a series of four "Dispatches From Mexico’s Southern Border." Read parts one, three, and four. -
Dispatches From Mexico’s Southern Border: First in a Series
This is the first in a series of four "Dispatches From Mexico’s Southern Border." Read parts two, three, and four. -
Document: Prosecutors Seek Pretrial Detention for Mariia Butina
The Department of Justice has filed a memorandum in support of pretrial detention ahead of Wednesday's detention hearing for Mariia Butina. Federal prosecutors unsealed a criminal complaint against Butin...
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