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, […]
In April, the government’s surveillance powers under Section 702 of FISA will expire. Since 2015, Congress’s efforts to rein in the surveillance state have largely focused on the NSA’s “FISA 702 database”, and in particular on two things: (a) Closing the backdoor search loophole: Limiting, and requiring a warrant for, queries by other agencies of […]