Pavan S. Krishnamurthy & Javier Perez[*] [Full text of this Article in PDF is available at this link] I. Introduction On June 3, 2020, General (ret.) James Mattis addressed protesters who were physically dispersed from Lafayette Square to facilitate what he considered to be a photo opportunity by President Trump at St. John’s Church in […]
The Evolution and Jurisprudence of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
Laura K. Donohue[*] [Full text of this Article in PDF is available at this link] I. Introduction In 1978, Congress passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to govern domestic electronic intercepts undertaken for foreign intelligence purposes.[1] The statute represented the culmination of years of hearings directed to understanding the scope of surveillance programs conducted with […]
Volume 12, Issue 2
The Evolution and Jurisprudence of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review by Laura K. Donohue The past eight years have witnessed an explosion in the number of publicly-available opinions and orders issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. From only six opinions […]
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Coronavirus, and Addressing China’s Culpability, Part II: Questions for the Record—Benefits to the United States from Foreign Sovereign Immunity
Chimène Keitner[*] [This essay is available in PDF at this link] Introduction On June 23, 2020, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on “The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Coronavirus, and Addressing China’s Culpability.”[1] Professor Chimène Keitner submitted written testimony, answered questions at the hearing, and provided written responses to follow-up Questions for the Record from […]
Thank Me for My Service: An Ethics Oversight in Department of Defense Social Media Policy
Matthew Fitzgerald[*] [This essay is available at this link] Introduction I think it might be edifying to you if you all had Facebook pages, because you might understand how it’s being used and misused.[1] In 2019, prominent “YouTuber” Austen Alexander posted a video titled “Why I Was Investigated by the Navy (not clickbait).”[2] The author’s […]
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Coronavirus, and Addressing China’s Culpability, Part I: Written Testimony
Chimène Keitner[*] [This essay is available in PDF at this link] Introduction On June 23, 2020, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on “The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Coronavirus, and Addressing China’s Culpability.”[1] This article memorializes the written testimony of Professor Chimène Keitner submitted in advance of that hearing.[2] This is the first part in […]