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Reply to Bauer and Goodman: No, the Government Doesn’t Decide What ‘Legitimate Press Functions’ Are First Amendment Worthy

Former Obama administration lawyers Bob Bauer and Ryan Goodman make a dangerous argument: that coordination with a political campaign is outside the “legitimate press function” and…

The DNC Lawsuit and First Amendment Sensitivities

The First Amendment generally bars civil or criminal liability for publication of truthful material about a matter of public concern. That is true even in the case of stolen information.…
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United States v. Glenn Greenwald?

Apparently, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras–two of the journalists most directly involved in the dissemination of Edward Snowden’s revelations regarding various NSA…
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International Proscriptions on Mass Surveillance (or What’s Missing in the Greenwald vs. Wittes Debate)

[Editor’s Note: On Tuesday, Ben Wittes and Ashley Deeks over at Lawfare replied to the following post. And Ryan has since posted a rejoinder to Ben and Ashley.] This weekend’s…
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“Tweet Roll”: Reactions to Glenn Greenwald’s article on “How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet”

As reported in this morning’s Daily News Roundup, Glenn Greenwald’s latest piece for The Intercept takes a look at how western intelligence agencies “are attempting…
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David Miranda detention and questioning was lawful, rules UK High Court

The UK High Court has dismissed a challenge brought by David Miranda, partner of Glenn Greenwald, that he was unlawfully detained and questioned for nine hours at Heathrow airport…
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Where’s the “Metadata”?: What Greenwald and Scahill (Don’t) Say about NSA Metadata Collection and Lethal Targeting

There are many, many important revelations about NSA’s involvement in the US drone program in Glenn Greenwald and Jeremy Scahill’s historic debut story for First Look…
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