., that it violated FISA and that the Article II argument OLC had previously approved was not an adequate justification (a conclusion prompted by the New AAG, Jack Goldsmith, having undertaken a systematic review of OLC's previous legal opinions regarding the Commander in Chief's powers); (ii) that the White House nevertheless continued with the program anyway, despite DOJ's judgment that it was unlawful; (iii) that Comey, Ashcroft, the head of the FBI (Robert Mueller) and several… [read post]

As many LHB readers are aware, the Law and Society Association hosts "Collaborative Research Networks" that sponsors panels for its annual meeting. [read post]