4th Amendment
James Otis: The Founding Father of the Fourth Amendment
by Gary M. Galles February 5 marks the birth of the American who had the greatest hand in what became the 4thย Amendmentโs prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures โ James Otis. Unfortunately, โone of the most passionate and effective protectors of American...
Butchering the Fourth Amendment
The real problems with newly anointed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh got completely lost in the political theater surrounding his confirmation. The Constitution delegates the power to appoint justices to the Supreme Court to the president with the advice and...
How Federal Surveillance and “Parallel Construction” Undermine the Rule of Law
When we talk about NSA spying, most people’s eyes glaze over. They just don’t think it will have any impact on them. After all, the surveillance agency only spies on foreigners and terrorists, right? And if some Americans’ data ends up in NSA...
Did Donald Trump Change His Mind on Domestic Spying?
Late last week, Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, repeated his public observations that members of the intelligence community โ particularly the CIA, the NSA and the intelligence division of the FBI โ are not...