Will Baude writes: I’ve seen some chatter on the internet about the possibility of a member of Congress disclosing classified information. For example, the Hill discusses thisRolling Stone interview in which Senator Ron Wyden said that he considered (and apparently rejected) disclosing classified information about NSA activities on the floor of the Senate. How would this work? Bruce Ackerman…
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NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year, audit finds
Barton Gellman reports: The National Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the agency broad new powers in 2008, according to an internal audit and other top-secret documents. Most of the infractions involve unauthorized surveillance of Americans or foreign intelligence targets in the United States,…
NSA, DEA, IRS Lie About Fact That Americans Are Routinely Spied On By Our Government: Time For A Special Prosecutor
Jennifer Stisa Granick and Christopher Jon Sprigman write: It seems that every day brings a new revelation about the scope of the NSA’s heretofore secret warrantless mass surveillance programs. And as we learn more, the picture becomes increasingly alarming. Last week we discovered that the NSA shares information with a division of the Drug Enforcement Agency called the Special Operations…
The Problem With the Administration “White Paper” on the Telephony Metadata Program
Orin Kerr found the Administration’s white paper on the legal analysis permitting bulk collection under Section 215 “a somewhat frustrating read.” Read his commentary on The Volokh Conspiracy.