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The Symbolic Sunset & What’s Next for the USA Freedom Act
Because the gods of traffic metrics are stern taskmasters, you’ll likely read a lot of headlines today about “the expiration of the Patriot Act,” possibly paired…
Mootness and the 215 Challenges
As a nerdy follow-up to the stories about last night’s expiration of section 215, I thought I’d say a quick word about how that denouement will affect the ongoing litigation…
Chris Soghoian on What’s Wrong With the Debate on Section 215
It’s great that the sunset of Section 215 has reignited the debate about mass surveillance in the United States, but all the focus on this one provision, more specifically on…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, June 1–5
Below is a calendar of Congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. Tuesday, June 2, 2015 10:00am – House Foreign Affairs – Americans Detained in Iran…
How Rand Paul Hijacked Surveillance Reform
Image credit: Wikimedia Commons This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories…
News Roundup and Notes: June 1, 2015
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, TECHNOLOGY,…
“Surveillance reform plans [are] like indie rock bands”
They “seem to alienate many of their early core fans just as they achieve mainstream popularity.” Like the rare indie rock band, however (Sleater-Kinney comes to…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (May 23–29)
I. Surveillance, Privacy, & Cybersecurity Jameel Jaffer, Scaremongering About the Patriot Act Sunset (Sunday, May 24) Judith Germano, Guest Post: One More Reason for Companies…
The Patriot Act’s Sunset Recess
The Senate entered its Memorial Day recess without passing either a Patriot Act extension or a reform bill along the lines of the Freedom Act. Amid intense congressional wrangling…
News Roundup and Notes: May 29, 2015
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. IRAQ and SYRIA The Pentagon…
al Warafi’s active hostilities
As Marty Lederman’s earlier post explains, a D.C. district court is now considering the habeas petition of Guantanamo detainee Mukhtar Yahia Naji al Warafi, found in an earlier…
A Veteran’s Perspective on “Killer Robots”
Technological advances in robotics and other fields are already assisting soldiers with dull, dirty, and dangerous jobs on the battlefield. Within the military such advances should…