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Fool’s Gold: Speaker Johnson’s Section 702 proposal would place no limits on backdoor searches

"Members can recognize the Johnson proposal for what it is: a transparent attempt to preserve the status quo rather than answer the bipartisan calls for needed reform."
Federal agents block people protesting an ICE immigration raid at a nearby licensed cannabis farm on July 10, 2025 near Camarillo, California. Protestors stood off with federal agents for hours outside the farm in the farmworker community in Ventura County. A Los Angeles federal judge is set to rule Friday on a temporary restraining order which would restrict area immigration enforcement operations. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Is the Government Using Counterterrorism Surveillance Tools to Surveil American Companies?

Section 702 surveillance and parallel construction may be quietly driving aggressive ICE workplace raids, hiding constitutional violations from workers and businesses.
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Bogus “Antifa” Designations and FBI Warrantless Access to Americans’ Communications

"Any expert of national security surveillance law following the government’s escalating actions on “antifa” can connect the dots to FISA electronic surveillance."
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Myths and Facts About Section 702 Backdoor Searches: A Reply to George Croner

A rebuttal to George Croner’s critique of the Brennan Center’s “Myths and Facts” on FISA Section 702 backdoor searches and why RISAA falls short.
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The Truth Behind Section 702 Query Statistics

Authors write that Congress must now impose a warrant requirement for Section 702 access to Americans' communications.

A Response to the Brennan Center’s “Myths and Facts” on Section 702 Backdoor Searches

A warrant mandate is unnecessary, legally mistaken, and damaging to national security as the program faces expiration on April 20, 2026.
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What Just Happened? Dismantling the Intelligence Community’s Foreign Malign Influence Center

Director of National Intelligence Gabbard is dismantling the last government unit tracking and analyzing State-sponsored interference in U.S. institutions, elections, and society.
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The Dangerous Foreign Intelligence Exception Loophole in the Hasbajrami Decision

The Hasbajrami decision’s expansive view of the FISA foreign intelligence exception threatens to swallow the rule that the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement applies to U.S.…
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Court Says Warrant Needed for U.S. Person Queries of FISA Section 702 Data

Judge Hall’s Hasbajrami decision marks the first time a court has ruled that U.S. person queries of FISA Section 702 data must be performed pursuant to a warrant or an exception…

Law and Leadership for National Security in 2025 and Beyond

Former US intelligence attorney discusses importance of a steady hand at senior US intelligence positions in 2025 and beyond.
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Congress Should Protect Americans from Transnational Repression

U.S. Congress should support the Transnational Repression Reporting Act to make clear that cross-border authoritarian repression will not be tolerated in the United States.
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Is Secret Law the Solution to an Overbroad Surveillance Authority?

Congress can legislate both responsibly and openly, as long as the administration declassifies certain information that is already in the public domain.
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