The NSA's Terrorist Surveillance Program
THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY'S INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL SECURITY LAW PRACTICE GROUP PRESENTS A PANEL DISCUSSION ON:
THE NSA'S TERRORIST SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM
Ever since it was revealed that the National Security Agency (NSA) was intercepting electronic communications by al Qaeda operatives into and out of the United States, controversy has swirled around the program. This portion of the NSA's surveillance has been conducted without orders issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court. But has FISA been violated? Is the September 18, 2001 Congressional authorization for the use of military force sufficient to authorize this program in accordance with FISA's terms? Does the President have inherent constitutional authority to implement such a program? Or does Congress have the constitutional authority to prohibit the President's use of electronic intercepts to monitor enemy communications during an armed conflict? The surveillance program also raises questions about the legitimate privacy expectations of the American people and how the Fourth Amendment applies in these circumstances. Should Congress amend FISA? What role should the courts play in overseeing this aspect of the war on terror?
These are all fundamental issues, implicating constitutional governance, the rule of law, individual liberty, and the national security. The answers are complex.
Confirmed Participants include:
* Mr. Lee A. Casey, Baker and Hostettler
* Prof. David D. Cole, Georgetown University Law Center
* Prof. Robert F. Turner, University of Virginia School of Law
* Mr. Timothy Lynch, Cato Institute
* Hon. Ronald A. Cass, President, Cass & Associates, PC and Dean Emeritus, Boston University School of Law, Moderator
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Time: 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.
Location: The National Press Club
529 14th St., N.W.
13th Floor
Washington, D.C.
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