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I. Surveillance and Data Collection Thomas Earnest, PCLOB Hearing on NSA Review (Monday, Nov. 4) Marty Lederman & Steve Vladeck, The Constitutionality of a FISA “Special…

In light of the current efforts of the United States to ensure that even Syria, a nonparty to the treaty, strictly complies with the prohibitions of the Chemical Weapons Convention–and…

I. Surveillance and Data Collection Jennifer Granick, Hands Off Encryption! Say New Amici Briefs in Lavabit Case (Wednesday, Oct. 23) Steve Vladeck, My Written Statement for…

Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. Surveillance Spying revelations…

I. Surveillance and Data Collection Steve Vladeck,  Laura Donohue’s Comprehensive Case Against Bulk Metadata Collection (Wednesday, Oct. 23) Marty Lederman, Latest Round of…

The ACLU and the Government filed their reply briefs today on their respective motions in the Section 215 “Telephony Records Program” litigation in the Southern District…

Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. Drones The Washington Post…

I. Surveillance and Data Collection Marty Lederman,  The Government’s Initial Supreme Court Filing on the Section 215 “Telephony Records Program”  (Monday, Oct. 14) Marty…

If reported accounts thus far are accurate, the al-Liby and Ikrima capture operations last weekend are important illustrations of several things that the President and his top…

I. Surveillance and Data Collection Thomas Earnest, Government Shutdown Postpones Declassification Review of FISC Opinion (Tuesday, Oct. 8) Julian Sanchez, Other Uses of the NSA…

Congratulations to our colleague and friend, Just Security’s Shaheed Fatima. Shaheed recently achieved one of the most prestigious distinctions in the United Kingdom by winning…

[Update: 10:10 p.m. (EDT): It now appears that earlier reports were premature–and that the Baraawe raid may have resulted in the death of the senior Shabab leader earlier…