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US Christine Levinson (C), the wife of ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson, her son Daniel (L) and her sister Susan (R) hold a press conference at the Swiss embassy in Tehran

Iran’s Murder of an American, CIA Contractor Bob Levinson, Suggests Impunity at Home Too

In light of the internal power struggle that turned Levinson into a tragic pawn on the bureaucratic chessboard, fundamental questions remain unanswered.
The headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) on a foggy morning on December 9, 2019 in Washington, DC.

A Response to “End the FISA”: Why It’s a Good Law and Sound Policy

Since the public release of a redacted version of a Report on Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation (the “Horowitz Report”),…
FBI Building in Miami, Florida.

About Those FBI Counterterrorism Assessments …

Will a recent inspector general report encourage the FBI to be more, not less, aggressive in the use of Type III assessments in counterterrorism cases without adequate constitutional…

A Model for Countering Foreign Disinformation and Interference in Elections

There’s a model the U.S. government applied in the counterterrorism context that provides a potential template for addressing the election interference threat over the long run.
A person takes a photo of the official seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on their iPhone. J. Edgar Hoover headquarters February 23, 2016 in Washington, DC

The FBI and Apple Redux

It remains to be seen how this new clash will resolve itself, but the stakes have only increased for both sides.
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee meets to consider articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump at the Longworth House Office Building on Thursday December 12, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Congress Is Ready for FISA Reform — Will the House Judiciary Committee Rise to the Occasion?

In the next 24 hours, the House Judiciary Committee has a unique opportunity to seriously reform FISA surveillance powers.
FBI Building in Miami, Florida.

Deciphering the FISC’s Order on the Carter Page FISA Application

What will the Justice Department do in response to what it's learned about the FBI’s flawed application to wiretap Carter Page?
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies about the Inspector General's report on alleged abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 11, 2019.

Pumping the Brakes a Bit on FISA “Reform”

Critics of FISA on both the left and the right are seizing on the DOJ inspector general's report as an opportunity to significantly alter FISA.
U.S. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill June 18, 2018 in Washington, DC.

The Crossfire Hurricane Report’s Inconvenient Findings

"The Inspector General's report fails to turn up anything resembling a Deep State cabal within the FBI plotting against the president, or deliberate abuse of surveillance authorities…
Trump and Barr

Clear Goal of Barr/Durham Probe is to Scare Off Intelligence Community

In order for their counter-narrative to stick, President Trump and his associates need to destroy all trust in the Intelligence Community.
U.S. Capitol Building

How to Address Newly Revealed Abuses of Section 702 Surveillance

Last week's FISA Court opinions provide even more evidence that the current system fails to adequately protect Americans’ privacy.
FBI Building in Miami, Florida.

The FISA Court’s Section 702 Opinions, Part II: Improper Queries and Echoes of “Bulk Collection”

Part II discusses the the FBI’s improper queries of Section 702 communications—as well as the FISA Court’s unsatisfactory solution for bringing the FBI into compliance with…
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