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Colbert on Mike Rogers and Steve Vladeck
I missed this a couple of weeks ago. It's pretty funny. -
My Senate Testimony -- The NSA and Transparency
I testified on Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law. The hearing was on the Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013 -- a proposal by Senator Fr... -
Thoughts on Two Propositions: The “Power of Metadata,” and Providing Privacy Protections to Foreigners
Last month, I had the privilege of participating in three different forums on the Snowden leaks and congressional considerations of reforming the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA): a hearing b... -
Jeh Johnson Confirmation Hearing Video
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The Shameful Revisionism of James Sensenbrenner: Special Europe Edition
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote this piece about the disgusting efforts of Rep. James Sensenbrenner to wash his hands of bulk metadata collection: Reasonable people can disagree about NSA surveillance in ... -
Lavabit -- The Government's Response
Earlier, I noted the Lavabit appeal filing in the Fourth Circuit. Today the government filed its reply brief. A summary of the argument: Lavabit appeals a contempt order from the district court. But in... -
Hayden v. Gellman: "Leakers or Whistleblowers?" A Debate at Duke
This event took place last night at Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy. -
Lenity and the FISA Reform Endgame
I was on the same panel as Orin at Monday's day-long hearing before the Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board, and think there's a lot to commend his proposal for a statutory rule of lenity as a tool... -
Caroline Krass Nominated as CIA GC
The President has just nominated Caroline Krass to be General Counsel of the CIA, to succeed Stephen Preston. Although late in coming, this is an excellent appointment. Caroline is currently the Princ... -
David Miranda Challenges Schedule 7 Detention
Today David Miranda, partner of Glenn Greenwald, was back at the Royal Courts of Justice to continue his suit against the home secretary and the Metropolitan police commissioner for his eight-hour, 55-mi... -
Syria, Threats of Force, and Constitutional War Powers
As I’ve discussed previously, I am finishing a forthcoming paper on constitutional war powers and “The Power to Threaten War.” In the meantime, the Yale Law Journal Online has published my essay, drawin... -
Real Spies, Fake Spies, NSA, and More: What My 2012 and 2013 National Polls Reveal
In August 2012, thanks to YouGov, I launched my first national survey to probe more deeply about what Americans know about intelligence agencies, what they think about controversial intelligence programs...
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