FISA Reform

A cramped approach to protecting Americans’ privacy would be a mistake, both as a legal matter and a practical one.

The most compelling national security question this year is whether Congress will reauthorize Section 702 and, if so, what form that reauthorization will take.

A quick-reference guide to understanding the legal debate about electronic national security surveillance (and how to spot imposters trying to muddy the waters)

To understand how the U.S. government thinks about Section 702 reauthorization, Tess Bridgeman sat down with Chris Fonzone and Josh Geltzer.

There are gaps in FISA's coverage that collect American communications outside of any statutory framework and beyond the reach of courts.

There are targeted, sensible reforms regarding use of Section 702-acquired information by the FBI for non-national security investigations that would avoid throwing the baby out…

Of the many abuses that sprung from the Patriot Act’s toxic soil, the most pernicious and enduring is the growth of secret laws. The insistence that the government must not only…

20 years ago, Congress enacted the PATRIOT Act. It's time to move on from that outmoded model of surveillance.

Adam Klein, who recently served as Chair of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), calls for specific lines of scholarly research and analysis.

Earlier this month, Adam Klein, the outgoing chair of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, took the unusual step of issuing a unilateral “Chairman’s White…

Massive warrantless surveillance endangers both constitutional rights and U.S. competitiveness in a global information marketplace. There’s only one solution to these sets of…

Expert takes on the Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz's recent report on FBI procedures for obtaining secret warrants under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…