BOARD AGENDA, MAY 11, 2025, 8:30PM

ATTENDANCE

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH BOARD MEETING

EQ will circulate

ELECTION REPORT (EQ)

TREASURER'S REPORT (TC)

Q3 financial report

Tax return and preparing for next level of IRS reporting

Cryptocurrency donations

LITIGATION WORKING GROUP REPORT (AM)

Strategic discussion with Mahesha regarding Trump-era litigation

LEGISLATIVE WORKING GROUP REPORT (AM/CD)

Bills and measures newly supported:

Musk/DOGE: "Privacy Act Modernization Act"

Alien Enemies Act: "Neighbors Not Enemies Act"

Emergency Declarations: "Limiting Emergency Powers Act of 2025"

Reviewing new PATRIOT Act repeal bill: https://www.cato.org/blog/luna-introduces-patriot-act-repeal-bill 

Bills and measures newly opposed

"Take It Down Act": CDT coalition letter signed to Senate Feb 12, https://cdt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TAKE-IT-DOWN-Sign-On-Letter_21225.pdf

Firing of Democratic members of PCLOB: CDT coalition letter to Congress Jan 31 https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-leads-coalition-letter-condemning-pclob-firings/

RT4 outreach letter to FBI Director Kash Patel March 23, inviting discussion on common ground on civil liberties: https://restorethe4th.com/23-civil-society-groups-including-restore-the-fourth-request-meeting-with-fbi-director-kash-patel-on-surveillance-reform-transparency/

Deportations violating due process, new op-ed, new issue brief

Update on ongoing policy concerns

FISA 702 reform

Coalition priorities

Tier 1, make-or-break reform: Backdoor Search Loophole

Tier 2, other major substantive reforms: Data Broker Loophole (aka 4A Not For Sale); ECSP Fix (what form?)

Tier 3, oversight and transparency reform: Leahy-Lee (FISA Court transparency + strengthen amicus); PCLOB (protect independence + structural improvements e.g. broaden mandate); EO 12333 transparency measures

Backbench, likely not included: Encrypted services protections, Corporate Transparency Act, AI regulations, limiting scope of FISA 702 targeting

Current outreach focusing on House Intelligence Committee members

New transparency report on warrantless 702 searches is puzzling. Increased intake (# targets now approaching 300,000; abrupt plunge in warrantless U. S. person searches to 5,500 from about 200,000. Rehousing of searches under EO12,333 authority?

CHAPTER REPORT (AM)

New (2024) "Banish Big Brother" org appears to be trying to do similar work

Massachusetts report

Pennsylvania report

Minnesota report

Other chapters

OLD BUSINESS

Securing systems further by switching to ProtonDrive and ProtonDocs

NEW BUSINESS

DATE AND TIME FOR NEXT BOARD MEETING

Thu Jun 12, 8:30pm?

ADJOURNMENT