When the USA FREEDOM Act passed on June 2, we criticized it as weak-tea reform that codified rather than changing surveillance agency practices. It’s still weak-tea reform that codified agency practices, but it has also now led to a new and valuable ruling on the infamous practice of “national security letters” (NSLs). NSLs are issued … Continue reading No Secret Laws: Ninth Circuit Weakens Secrecy Surrounding “National Security Letters”