surveillance
The NSA and the USA Freedom Act
David Kris Mon, Jul 2, 2018, 4:32 PM
How to understand the NSA’s June 28 announcement about its call-detail record databases.
Latest in FISA
FISA: 702 Collection
A Way Forward on Section 702 Queries
Elizabeth Goitein, Robert Litt Tue, Feb 20, 2018, 12:30 PM
Five suggestions for improving accountability, transparency and understanding.
FISA: 702 Collection
The Merits of Supporting 702 Reauthorization (Despite Worries About Trump and the Rule of Law)
Jack Goldsmith, Susan Hennessey Thu, Jan 18, 2018, 9:20 AM
What time and leaks have shown about the merits of this FISA program in the face of national security concerns and potential presidential meddling.
FISA Reform
The Year in Review: FISA Section 702
Matthew Kahn Wed, Dec 27, 2017, 8:00 AM
A review of Lawfare's 2017 coverage of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act.
FISA Reform
Document: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017
Shannon Togawa Mercer Wed, Nov 29, 2017, 9:49 PM
The House Permament Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) version of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendements Reauthorization Act of 2017.
Section 702
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Section 702
Matthew Kahn Tue, Jun 27, 2017, 1:24 PM
The Senate Judiciary Committee convened two panels today for a hearing on Section 702 reauthorization.
FISA: 702 Collection
What Should Senator Wyden Ask About Section 702 Now?
Anne Boustead Fri, Jun 16, 2017, 12:45 PM
In light of Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats’s argument that quantifying the collection of U.S. person communications under Section 702 would exhaust agency resources and threaten privacy rights, here are four questions that Senator Wyden should ask now to establish why an estimate has not been provided and what could be done to encourage such an estimate in the future.
Podcasts
The National Security Law Podcast Episode 15: Skirmishes in the Surveillance Wars
Robert Chesney, Steve Vladeck Thu, May 4, 2017, 10:48 AM
In this surveillance-heavy episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck dig into a raft of news about foreign-intelligence collection authorities.
Section 702
Can NSA Drop "About" Collection Without Gutting "To/From" Collection?
Robert Chesney Fri, Apr 28, 2017, 4:29 PM
We learned today that NSA has decided to abandon "about" collection altogether, and this appears to have been central to to getting the FISC to reissue a certification (and perhaps also will help avert a trainwreck when Section 702 comes up for renewal later this year).
FISA Reform
Capitol Hill’s Love-Hate Relationship with FISA
Caroline Lynch Wed, Apr 5, 2017, 10:32 AM
FISA Section 702 is up for reauthorization, and Congress is wringing its hands again. This time the monster in the closet is the incidental collection and unmasking of U.S. person communications.