Jan. 6, 2021 Violence in the Capitol
Jan. 6 Committee Releases Contempt Report on Steve Bannon
Rohini Kurup Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 10:24 AM
The report outlines the committee’s efforts to get Bannon to comply and his failure to do so.
Rohini Kurup is an associate editor of Lawfare and a research assistant at the Brookings Institution. She holds an A.B. in Government and Legal Studies from Bowdoin College.
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espionage
Navy Engineer Charged With Attempting to Share Nuclear Submarine Secrets
Rohini Kurup Mon, Oct 11, 2021, 12:27 PM
For over a year, Jonathan Toebbe and Diana Toebbe allegedly sold information about the design of nuclear-powered warships to a person they believed to be a representative of a foreign government who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent, according to the criminal complaint.
FISA
Justice Department IG Releases Audit of FISA Procedures
Bryce Klehm, Rohini Kurup Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 10:40 AM
On Sept. 30, the Department of Justice’s inspector general released an internal audit of the FBI’s procedures around the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) application process.
Afghanistan
Livestream: Hearing on the End of the U.S. Military Mission in Afghanistan
Rohini Kurup Tue, Sep 28, 2021, 9:35 AM
The committee will hear testimony from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and Commander of the United States Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie.
Federal Law Enforcement
Durham Grand Jury Indicts Lawyer Michael Sussmann
Rohini Kurup Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 4:49 PM
The indictment alleges that Sussmann lied about his client in a 2016 meeting about former President Trump and Russia.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Fourth Circuit Rejects Wikimedia’s Suit Against the NSA on Secrecy Grounds
Rohini Kurup Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 11:07 AM
The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, claimed that the NSA’s “Upstream” surveillance program captures its international communications and is a violation of its First Amendment free-speech rights and its Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure.
Secrecy: State Secrets Privilege
Supreme Court to Hear State Secrets Case on FBI Surveillance
Rohini Kurup Wed, Sep 15, 2021, 3:51 PM
The court’s ruling in FBI v. Fazaga could have significant implications for future challenges to government surveillance under FISA and to the government’s use of the state secrets privilege.