Recommended Assignment Electronic Communications Privacy Act Steve Jackson Games v. Secret Service, 816 F.Supp. 432 (W.D. Tex. 1993). Doe v. Ashcroft, 334 F. Supp. 2d 471 (S.D.N.Y. 2004) In re Application for Pen Register and Trap/Trace Device with Cell Site Location Authority, H-05-557M S.D. Tex., Oct. 14, 2005 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA): FISA FAQ USA Patriot Act and the Wiki on the USA Patriot Act Slate.com's Guide to the Patriot Act Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV Protect America Act of 2007 (PPA07), The White House Fact Sheet on PPA07
Assigned Audio-Video This week we are going to do something a little different. Choose one of the following videos to watch and comment on in light of your chosen video and your personal views of privacy, federal surveillance law and the balancing of the two in light of needs for domestic security. Post to Westlaw discussion group by Saturday March 6 at noon. If you find you have difficulty playing any of these videos, you may need to use RealPlayer.
- Terrorism,
Israel, the United States, and Human Rights
[lecture]
Professor Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law School
- Fear,
Force and Freedom: After 9/11
[panel]
Georgetown University Law Center
- The
Anti-Terrorism Bill: Protecting America
[panel]
Georgetown University Law Center
- America
Responds to Terrorism: Commitment to Constitutional Principles
[panel]
Columbia Law School
- Legal
Implications of the Domestic Response to September 11
[panel]
Columbia Law School
- The
Fight Against Terrorism and Its Human Rights Implications
[panel]
Columbia Law School