Electronic Surveillance Programs
John Yoo is the author of War by Other Means: An Insider’s Account of the War on Terror, published by Atlantic Monthly Press. Professor Yoo served as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice from 2001 to 2003.
Mr. Carafano moderated a panel discussion on the implications of the recent announcement that electronic surveillance by the National Securi… read more
Mr. Carafano moderated a panel discussion on the implications of the recent announcement that electronic surveillance by the National Security Agency would be approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Topics included preventing terrorism, protecting civil liberties, seeking worldwide human rights, modernizing the PATRIOT Act statute, the Fourth Amendment, and controlling executive power. The panelists responded to audience members' questions.
John Yoo is the author of War by Other Means: An Insider’s Account of the War on Terror, published by Atlantic Monthly Press. Professor Yoo served as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel of the U.S. Department of Justice from 2001 to 2003. close
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