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Senators Introduce Two Bills to Protect Special Counsels From Removal

Matthew Kahn Thu, Aug 3, 2017, 3:24 PM

This afternoon, senators introduced two bills that would create additional protections against the removal of the special counsel. The full text of each bill is included below.

The Special Counsel Integrity Act, introduced by Sens. Thom Tillis and Chris Coons:

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Civil Liability for End-to-End Encryption: Threat or Fantasy? Part I

Zoe Bedell, Benjamin Wittes Tue, Jul 21, 2015, 7:07 PM

Last week, one of us noted Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s question to Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates asking whether the manufacturers of encrypted devices might be liable civilly if FBI Director James Comey’s “going-dark” warnings were to come true and public safety were to be harmed as a result.

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