Restore the Fourth
REP. JIM HIMES IS MISLEADING HIS COLLEAGUES THAT THEY HAVE TO REAUTHORIZE FISA IN ORDER TO AVOID DAMAGING NATIONAL SECURITY. WE EXPLAIN WHY THAT’S NOT TRUE. On April 20, 2026, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act statute’s most controversial provisions are due to lapse once again. Every time there’s a pending sunset (in 2012, 2015, 2019, […]
The New York Times reports that the Biden administration is asking a secret court to reapprove its mass surveillance powers for a full year, rather than accepting key statutory reforms that would meaningfully limit its ability to spy on Americans without a warrant. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), a leading reformer, fired back: “A broad bipartisan, […]