Klayman v. Obama

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FISA: 215 Collection

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The Cyberlaw Podcast

Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #96: An Interview with Senator Tom Cotton

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The Cyberlaw Podcast

Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #91: An Interview with Jason Healey

Is the internet really worth it?  Our guest for episode 91, Jason Healey of the Atlantic Council and Columbia University, recaps a study finding that, even with a worst-case Clockwork Orange Internet, the economic benefits of networking still outweigh the losses from security failures. 

Surveillance

D.C. District Court Issues Injunction in Klayman v. Obama

Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has issued an injunction against the NSA's bulk metadata collection program in his ruling in Klayman v. Obama, ruling that the plantiffs "are likely to have standing to challenge the constitutionality" of the program.

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