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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

The Senate voted by a razor-thin margin Tuesday to invoke cloture on the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017, which would reauthorize for six years Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The bill includes some significant changes to 702, though the reforms are substantially more modest than those sought by privacy advocates.

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FISA Reform

The Year in Review: FISA Section 702

Matthew Kahn Wed, Dec 27, 2017, 8:00 AM

Lawfare carried comprehensive coverage of this year’s developments in the lead up to the Dec. 31, 2017 reauthorization deadline for Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act (along with the other provisions of the law’s Title VII). The government bought itself a few more weeks in last week’s continuing resolution to extend government spending, when Congress and the White House pushed the deadline for reauthorization forward to Jan. 19 of next year.

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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) has released its version of the FISA Amendements Reauthorization Act of 2017.

You can find the document here:

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Surveillance

The Virtue of Sunsets?

Caroline Lynch Tue, Feb 28, 2017, 9:00 AM

I’m not a fan of sunsets. I don’t mean the glorious sprays of color caused by the setting sun. I’m referring to expiration dates, particularly those attached to intelligence-gathering laws. I’ve long believed that Congress shouldn’t need a countdown clock to perform its oversight of national security programs and that it can amend any law it deems deficient at any time, sunset or no sunset.

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FISA

ODNI Releases Three FISC Opinions

Cody M. Poplin Wed, Apr 20, 2016, 1:25 PM

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released three redacted Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court opinions (FISC) yesterday, respectively on a pen register and trap-and-trace case, Section 702 certifications, and the Government's first application for orders requiring the production of call records under the USA FREEDOM Act.

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FISA: 702 Collection

NSA IG Report Reveals New Information on Section 702 Collection

Cody M. Poplin Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 4:11 PM

This lede from the New York Times's Charlie Savage says it all:

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Surveillance

Hypocrisy in Washington and Brussels

Timothy Edgar Tue, Oct 13, 2015, 7:15 AM

A brief word in response to Peter Margulies’s point about the costs of my proposal to give up the use of PRISM for “foreign affairs” surveillance. He believes the costs of my proposal would be too high. He makes some good points about the value of “foreign affairs” surveillance, especially as it may help enforce trade agreements.

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FISA Amendments Act

FISA: 702 Collection

The Merits of Supporting 702 Reauthorization (Despite Worries About Trump and the Rule of Law)

FISA Reform

The Year in Review: FISA Section 702

FISA Reform

Document: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017

Surveillance

The Virtue of Sunsets?

FISA

ODNI Releases Three FISC Opinions

FISA: 702 Collection

NSA IG Report Reveals New Information on Section 702 Collection

Surveillance

Hypocrisy in Washington and Brussels

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