There is a lot of great analysis and opinion in the blogosphere regarding Bush’s authorization of warrantless NSA surveillance. Here are some useful links:
NSA Surveillance: Blog Post Roundup
Category: NSA
Posts about the National Security Agency (NSA) by Professor Daniel J. Solove for his blog at TeachPrivacy, a data security training company.
Beyond His Power: Bush’s Authorization of Warrantless NSA Surveillance
In this post, I aim to explore more in depth whether Bush had the legal power to authorize warrantless NSA surveillance. As I was putting the finishing touches on this post, I noticed that Orin Kerr beat me to the punch, and I find that we’ve identified the same issues and are in substantial agreement. His post […]
How Much Government Secrecy Is Really Necessary?
Responding to reports that revealed that the President authorized the NSA to conduct warrantless surveillance within the US, President Bush said:
Did Bush Have the Legal Authority Under FISA to Authorize NSA Surveillance?
Yesterday, I blogged about a startling story in the NY Times about President Bush’s authorizing the NSA to conduct domestic surveillance without a warrant or even a court order. According to the NY Times story, the “legal opinions that support the N.S.A. operation remain classified.” Today in the NY Times is a follow-up story about the legal basis for the […]
President Bush, the National Security Agency, and Surveillance
The New York Times has an in-depth story about how President Bush authorized the National Security Agency (NSA) to engage in surveillance after 9/11: