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USA FREEDOM: How Many Hops?
Last week’s surprisingly rapid approval of the USA FREEDOM Act by two crucial House committees cheered civil libertarians, even if some of the compromises required to move…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (May 3-9)
I. Surveillance, Privacy, & Technology Marty Lederman, ODNI Clarifies More Limited Effect of its New Preclearance Policy (Friday, May 9) Jennifer Daskal, Magistrate’s Compliance:…
House Judiciary Markup of USA Freedom Act (Live stream)
Today starting at 1pm, the House Judiciary Committee is beginning its markup of the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 3361), including the Manager’s Amendment about which Jennifer…
A Roundup on European Union Responses to the Ukraine Crisis
The European Union (EU) has taken various kinds of action in response to the Ukraine crisis, mostly in the form of general support for the new Ukraine government and targeted…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (Apr. 26-May 2)
I. Surveillance, Privacy, & Technology Marty Lederman, Confusion on the Scope of IC Directive 119–Is it Principally about Classified or Nonclassified Information? (Wednesday,…
Benghazi Oversight Updates: Of “Smoking Guns,” Judges & Committee Rifts
There have been a few developments over the last week in the ongoing congressional oversight activity related to the terrorist attack on U.S. personnel and facilities in Benghazi,…
New Editors’ Picks Reading List: The Regulation and Risks of Cryptocurrency
We are happy to announce the publication of a new Editors’ Picks reading list on “The Regulation and Risks of Cryptocurrencies.” Compiled by our intern Eli…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (Apr. 19-Apr.25)
I. Surveillance, Privacy, & Technology Jennifer Granick, Let the Sun Shine In: WaPo Story on the Magistrates’ Revolt (Friday, Apr. 25) II. Detention, Trial, & Treatment…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (Apr. 12-Apr.18)
I. Surveillance, Privacy, & Technology Beth Van Schaack, Results of High Commissioner’s Data Call Available Online (Friday, Apr. 18) Thomas Earnest, New Editors’ Picks…
Results of High Commissioner’s Data Call Available Online
We blogged earlier about the “data call” initiated by the U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights in response to paragraph 5 of General Assembly Resolution 68/167 on the right…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (Apr. 5-Apr.11)
I. Surveillance, Privacy, & Technology Thomas Earnest and Ruchi Parekh, UK Surveillance Watchdog Releases Report Endorsing UK Surveillance Programs (Friday, Apr. 11) Shaheed…
Why the CIA? Why no U.S. acknowledgement?
Just to follow up on Ryan’s post: Mark Mazzetti’s story for the Times, assuming it is accurate, confirms what I tried to explain in a post a few weeks ago —…