Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
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National Security Implications of Trump’s Superseding Indictment: A Damage Assessment 2.0
The alleged attempt to delete surveillance camera footage at Mar-a-Lago poses its own significant concerns for U.S. national security.

The Just Security Podcast: An Insider View of Trump’s Second Indictment
Espionage Act cases often require a balancing of the need to protect sensitive intelligence information and a defendant’s due process rights.

National Security Implications of Trump’s Indictment: A Damage Assessment
The former president's retention of highly classified intelligence has potentially grave implications for U.S. national security.

The Biden Administration’s SIGINT Executive Order, Part II: Redress for Unlawful Surveillance
Congress must step in to ensure individuals can fairly pursue redress for unlawful surveillance in Article III courts.

The Biden Administration’s SIGINT Executive Order, Part I: New Rules Leave Door Open to Bulk Surveillance
Congressional action is needed to ensure Biden's executive order on signals intelligence collection safeguards privacy rights.

We Need to Know More About When the FBI Can Access One of the NSA’s Biggest Databases
Americans have learned quite a bit about electronic surveillance since Edward Snowden leaked a massive trove of classified documents almost three years ago. And while we still…

When the NSA Merges Its Offense and Defense, Encryption Loses
How do you create strong encryption standards when the organization tasked to build them finds itself absorbed into an organization that dedicates huge quantities of resources…

Executive Order 12333 and the Golden Number
I recently moderated a debate between Professor Nathan Sales of Syracuse Law, Professor Laura Donohue of Georgetown Law, Bob Litt, general counsel of the Office of the Director…
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