BOARD AGENDA, JUNE 9, 2025, 8:30PM ATTENDANCE APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY BOARD MEETINGS EQ and AM circulated May minutes; attached below for ratification NOMINATIONS (EQ) Are there activists involved in RT4, either as chapter chairs or as allies, whom we might want to bring onto the Board as interim members? TREASURER'S REPORT (TC) Q3 financial report - Not yet made available to the board Changing line items to bring them in line with 990-EZ Coinbase donation box? - use D4 wallet? Switching payroll service to Gusto Did not get Sepal grant LITIGATION WORKING GROUP REPORT (AM) New amicus brief with PPSA in Case v. Montana Coauthoring with the Rutherford Institute in Mumford v. Iowa Supreme Court rules unanimously in Barnes v. Felix LEGISLATIVE WORKING GROUP REPORT (AM/CD) Bills and measures newly supported: None. Bills and measures newly opposed IC CAI data integration 10-year federal moratorium on AI regulation Palantir's "Database of Goddamn Everything" Updates on ongoing policy concerns FISA 702 reform Arkansas outreach via Constitutional Alliance "Nonprofit killer" language did not survive in budget process, but will be back "Privacy Act Modernization Act" - discussion with Wyden's office Alien Enemies Act: "Neighbors Not Enemies Act" Emergency Declarations: "Limiting Emergency Powers Act of 2025" PATRIOT Act repeal bill: https://www.cato.org/blog/luna-introduces-patriot-act-repeal-bill "Take It Down Act": signed into law (i.e., defeat) PCLOB members' litigation CHAPTER REPORT (AM) Massachusetts report "ICE Agent Identification Ordinances": https://warrantless.org/2025/06/our-new-ice-agent-identification-ordinance/ Pennsylvania report Minnesota report Other chapters OLD BUSINESS Centralized membership database - no movement NEW BUSINESS DATE AND TIME FOR NEXT BOARD MEETING Thu, Jul 10, 8:30pm ET, and Tue, Aug 5, 8:30pm ET (if two summer board meetings) Thu, Jul 31, 8:30pm ET (if one summer board meeting) ADJOURNMENT RT4 BOARD MEETING NOTES, MAY 11, 2025, 8:30PM EASTERN 1. ATTENDANCE: AM, TC, CD, EQ ABSENT: ZM (excused) 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH BOARD MEETING A. EQ will circulate with date added Motion to approve AM, seconded by EQ, unanimously approved 3. ELECTION REPORT (EQ) Election went well, may be worth considering a centralized membership database 4. TREASURER'S REPORT (TC) A. Q3 financial report "Good chance" of Q3 report being ready by next meeting; a lot of work to do, especially around health insurance. Verbal report on assets is that we have about $10k in brokerage, ~$70k in liquid assets. B. Tax return and preparing for next level of IRS reporting AM and TC- in the future we are switching from a 990-N to a 990-EZ, because we expect revenue that is "typically over $50,000"; AM will report back to TC on how well our existing line items line up with the specific reporting the 990-EZ requires. C. Cryptocurrency donations- TC to see if we could use Coinbase donation box, and believes it is feasible to complete setup of this by June 30. 5. LITIGATION WORKING GROUP REPORT (AM) A. Strategic discussion with Mahesha regarding Trump-era litigation Possible amicus in Mumford v. Iowa (dog sniff case). On strategy, LitWG doesn't have specific expertise on Privacy Act/APA cases, so we will pursue strategy of signing onto those kinds of briefs by others. We have more expertise on the legislative and common law environment regarding 18thC laws (Alien Enemies Act, All Writs Act), so we might coauthor briefs there. But in general most such cases are still at the district level. 6. LEGISLATIVE WORKING GROUP REPORT (AM/CD) A. Bills and measures newly supported: a: Musk/DOGE: "Privacy Act Modernization Act" b. Alien Enemies Act: "Neighbors Not Enemies Act" c. Emergency Declarations: "Limiting Emergency Powers Act of 2025" d. Reviewing new PATRIOT Act repeal bill: https://www.cato.org/blog/luna-introduces-patriot-act-repeal-bill The Board was OK with these items being supported. B. Bills and measures newly opposed a. "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 b. Firing of Democratic members of PCLOB: CDT coalition letter to Congress Jan 31 https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-leads-coalition-letter-condemning-pclob-firings/ c. 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/ CD spoke with former PCLOB member who might speak with RT4 d. Deportations violating due process, new op-ed, new issue brief The Board was OK with these items being opposed. C. Update on ongoing policy concerns a. FISA 702 reform I. 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 The Board was OK with this ordering. II. Current outreach focusing on House Intelligence Committee members III. 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? 7. CHAPTER REPORT (AM) A. New (2024) "Banish Big Brother" org appears to be trying to do similar work Mike from TAC is involved. AM to speak with someone from BBB B. Massachusetts report- very active, municipal surveillance ordinances, civil asset forfeiture, commercial privacy C. Pennsylvania report D. Minnesota report E. Other chapters 8. OLD BUSINESS AM Securing systems further by switching to ProtonDrive and ProtonDocs CD- email password issue9. NEW BUSINESS 10. DATE AND TIME FOR NEXT BOARD MEETING Monday June 9, 8:30pm 11. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn by EQ, seconded by AM, meeting adjourned at 9:36pm