NACDL News Release: Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Condemns House’s Passage of Warrantless Surveillance Legislation and Urges Senate to Not Pass Without Significant Reform

Washington, DC (Jan. 11, 2018) – This morning, the House of Representatives passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017, which will now head to the Senate for a vote. Section 702 surveillance was intended to target the communications of non-U.S. persons overseas, but often captures purely domestic communications. The National Association of … Continue reading NACDL News Release: Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Condemns House’s Passage of Warrantless Surveillance Legislation and Urges Senate to Not Pass Without Significant Reform