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Americans’ Privacy at Stake as Second Circuit Hears Hasbajrami FISA Case
When Congress reauthorized Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in January, it ratified the warrantless collection of potentially millions of Americans’…

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Brennan’s Due Process Case Against the White House
In an unprecedented move, the White House announced that President Donald Trump was revoking the security clearance of John Brennan, the CIA director in the Obama administration.…

Summer Slowdown at Just Security
We’re going to be on an abbreviated schedule from Aug. 13 through Aug. 17.

Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (August 6-10)
Immigration and Refugees Eunice Lee, Grace v. Sessions- Suing to Stop Shutting Down Asylum Claims at the Border Katherine Hawkins, Just Following Orders: Overdue Oversight and…

Just Security’s Summer Reading List
During these final days of summer, hopefully some of you are able to take a break and relax a little before gearing up for what lies ahead this fall. And what a great time to squeeze…

Trump Could Learn from Gore on How to Handle an Election Interference Scandal
Replace Russia with China, the 2016 election with 1996, and Trump with Gore, and there are disturbing parallels. The stark difference is in how the White House handled the case.

Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (July 30-Aug 3)
Russia Investigation Ryan Goodman, Reports: Carter Page Was Subject to FISA Warrant in 2013/2014 Katherine Cheasty Kornman, The Trial of Paul Manafort: What to Expect Ryan Goodman,…

A Potential Recourse for Targets of White House Security Clearance Threats
The White House has recently stated that it is considering revoking the security clearances of several former high ranking public officials. In a July 23 press conference, White…

It’s Time for Congress to Take Foreign Threats to Our Elections Seriously
When it comes to the security of our elections, we have a battle on two fronts. On the first, Russia has attacked our election infrastructure and our intelligence community believes…

Just Security Podcast: ACLU’s David Cole on Defending our Democratic Traditions
Roughly a year ago, I sat down with ACLU Legal Director and Just Security editorial board member David Cole to pick his brain about what our various independent government branches…

How the U.S. and EU’s Cooperation with Sudan Rubberstamps Bad Behavior
Above: Sudan’s leader Omar al-Bashir In recent months, the United States and the European Union have been hard at work rebuilding ties with Sudan and lifting sanctions,…