Commentary

Will Firing Comey Cost Trump?
Michael Waldman
In the frenzied days since Donald Trump fired James Comey, all the original justifications have been shredded.

May 13, 2017
Government Dysfunction
Transparency & Accountability
Former FBI Agent: Comey's Russia Investigation Deserves Scrutiny
Michael German
Mourning over the state of our republic is a reasonable response to President Donald Trump’s unceremonious canning of the FBI Director. But shedding tears for James Comey shouldn’t be.

May 11, 2017
Liberty & National Security
Transparency & Accountability
Intelligence Reform
Checks & Balances
Comey’s Dismissal Shows How Little Trump Cares About the Rule of Law
Elizabeth (Liza) Goitein
President Trump’s dismissal of FBI Director James Comey has generated an immediate and powerful backlash—and for good reason.

May 11, 2017
Government Dysfunction
Liberty & National Security
Transparency & Accountability
The Comey Firing Isn't A Constitutional Crisis - Yet
Andrew Cohen
The crisis will come if Trump taps a political hack to replace him.

May 10, 2017
Government Dysfunction
Liberty & National Security
Transparency & Accountability
Intelligence Reform
Checks & Balances
The Constitutional Rubicon of an Assange Prosecution
Elizabeth (Liza) Goitein
During FBI Director James Comey's hearing before the House Intelligence Committee last Wednesday, he and Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) threatened to topple one of the longstanding pillars of journalistic freedom.

May 9, 2017
Liberty & National Security
Transparency & Accountability
Intelligence Reform
Standards for Opening an FBI Investigation So Low They Make the Statistic Meaningless
Michael German, Emily Hockett
The standards for opening FBI inquiries are so unreasonably low that directors of the FBI have been reluctant to clearly articulate them in public.

May 2, 2017
Government Dysfunction
Liberty & National Security
Transparency & Accountability
Brennan Center Files FOIA Request for Information on DHS Social Media Monitoring Software
On April 26, 2017, the Brennan Center for Justice filed a Freedom of Information Act request with two arms of the Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) – seeking records regarding their purchase and use of social media monitoring software.

April 28, 2017
Liberty & National Security
Privacy & Profiling
Transparency & Accountability
Intelligence Reform
New York City is Making Its Citizens Safer By Overseeing Police Technology
Michael Price
The New York City Council recently introduced legislation aimed at increasing the transparency and accountability over the NYPD’s use of powerful new surveillance tools.

April 3, 2017
Liberty & National Security
Privacy & Profiling
Transparency & Accountability
San Francisco Sets an Example of How to Resist Surveillance in Trump Era
Michael German, Emily Hockett
The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) suspended its participation in the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force last month. It was the culmination of a seven-year effort by community groups to hold the SFPD to the city’s legally codified standards of transparency and accountability.

March 27, 2017
Liberty & National Security
Privacy & Profiling
Transparency & Accountability
When it Comes to Justice, Algorithms are Far From Infallible
Erica Posey
Algorithms are playing an increasingly important role in police departments and courtrooms across the nation. But "objective" algorithms can produce biased results.

March 27, 2017
Liberty & National Security
Privacy & Profiling
Transparency & Accountability

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Will Firing Comey Cost Trump?

Former FBI Agent: Comey's Russia Investigation Deserves Scrutiny

Comey’s Dismissal Shows How Little Trump Cares About the Rule of Law

The Comey Firing Isn't A Constitutional Crisis - Yet

The Constitutional Rubicon of an Assange Prosecution

Standards for Opening an FBI Investigation So Low They Make the Statistic Meaningless

Brennan Center Files FOIA Request for Information on DHS Social Media Monitoring Software

New York City is Making Its Citizens Safer By Overseeing Police Technology

San Francisco Sets an Example of How to Resist Surveillance in Trump Era

When it Comes to Justice, Algorithms are Far From Infallible

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