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.
Latest in Section 702
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
FISA Section 702 Reauthorization Resource Page
Sarah Tate Chambers, Matthew Kahn, Chinmayi Sharma Tue, Jan 9, 2018, 1:30 PM
Documents related to Section 702 reauthorization.
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.
Podcasts
The Lawfare Podcast: What the Heck is Up with 702?
Vanessa Sauter Sat, Dec 23, 2017, 1:30 PM
As the year is coming to a close, Congress has now missed the deadline for reauthorizing FISA Section 702. Molly Reynolds, a Brookings fellow in Governance Studies and expert on Congress, joined Benjamin Wittes and Susan Hennessey for a converation on the failure to reauthorize and what happens next. They discussed the politics of Section 702, the influence of this year's overall legislative agenda, and what to expect in 2018 for the crucial intelligence apparatus.
FISA Reform
The High Stakes of Misunderstanding Section 702 Reforms
Shreve Ariail Wed, Dec 6, 2017, 7:00 AM
In less than a month, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is set to expire. As the clock runs out on one of the U.S. government’s most important national security tools, public discussion remains mired in misunderstandings, misrepresentations, and political sound bites.
FISA Reform
In Defense of Including ‘Unmasking’ Protections in Law
Stewart Baker Mon, Dec 4, 2017, 12:00 PM
The House intelligence committee’s proposal to reauthorize Section 702 wisely requires congressional leadership notification for the disemmination of 'unmasked' identitifes of members of presidential transition teams.
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.
FISA Reform
The Real ‘Unmasking’ Scandal Could Be Yet to Come
Ned Price Mon, Oct 9, 2017, 11:56 AM
How Section 702 could be collateral damage of this manufactured uproar.
Intelligence Oversight
NSA General Counsel Glenn Gerstell Remarks on Section 702 Oversight
Matthew Kahn Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 1:13 PM
On September 14, Glenn Gerstell talked about Section 702 Oversight at the University of Texas School of Law.