Jennifer Daskal
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Past articles by Jennifer:
Facebook’s ban on foreign political ads means the site is segregating speech
Not every ad by a foreign organization trying to speak to Americans is suspicious. → Read More
Trump tried to obstruct justice. But he was too inept to do it.
The Mueller report shows that ineffectiveness kept the president from more legal jeopardy. → Read More
Privacy and Civil Liberties under the CLOUD Act: A Response
The CLOUD Act will be better for privacy and civil liberties than maintaining the unsustainable status quo. → Read More
Why Microsoft Challenged the Right Law: A Response to Orin Kerr
Jennifer Daskal responds to Orin Kerr's All Writs Act analysis on the U.S. v. Microsoft case. → Read More
Public and Private Eyes
Governments are not the only ones conducting mass surveillance. Technology companies’ decisions about what information to retain, access, and share will increasingly influence how much both the public and private sectors know about all of us. → Read More
Where is Congress? The Supreme Court’s Cert in Microsoft Ireland Case Should Spur Lawmakers to Act
The two options for court's ruling in the Microsoft Ireland case show the need for Congress to update the highly outdated Stored Communications Act. → Read More
Protecting a Free and Open Internet: My testimony before the House Commerce Committee
Four areas where the US should take action to protect a free an open Internet. → Read More
Cross-Border Access to Data: Google’s Senior VP Weighs In
This morning, Kent Walker, Senior Vice-President and General Counsel of Google, gave a speech to a packed audience at the Heritage Foundation, → Read More
U.S. Strike in Syria: The (Non) Legal Issues and Lingering Questions
Officials with the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve (the coalition task force organized to defeat ISIS in Syria and Iraq) → Read More
The Downward Spiral
Last week, I questioned whether President Donald Trump might have potentially engaged in the obstruction of justice when he fired → Read More
President Trump: Don’t Replace Andrew McCabe
Yesterday, James' Comey's former deputy, now Acting Director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe, demonstrated that he, too, is willing to speak his mind → Read More
Did Trump Engage in the Obstruction of Justice? The Special Reasons for a Special Prosecutor
Many have now raised the question as to whether the President (and perhaps others advising him) engaged in the obstruction of justice. To use → Read More
New White Paper Series: 21st Century Framework for Digital Privacy
The National Constitution Center has launched a new white paper series on a Twenty-First Century Framework for Digital Privacy, with → Read More
Trump on North Korea: The Dangerous Impulse to Go it Alone
At Monday’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was asked whether President Donald Trump would seek congressional → Read More
Trump on North Korea: The Dangerous Impulse to Go at it Alone
At Monday’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was asked whether President Donald Trump would seek congressional → Read More
A Microsoft Ireland Fix: Time to Act is Now!
It’s been almost a year since the Second Circuit issued its decision in the Microsoft Ireland case, ruling that U.S. warrant → Read More
To President Trump on Syria: The Law Matters–What’s the Rationale?
Senators have just emerged from a closed door meeting with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford about yesterday's strikes in Syria. Yet, → Read More
To Senate Committee on Homeland Security: Five Questions for Secretary Kelly About Passwords Demands at the Border
On January 31, an NASA engineer and U.S. citizen, Sidd Bikkannavar, was informed by federal border agents that he was required to turn → Read More
Questions for Judge Gorsuch
On Monday, the Senate hearing on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court will begin. As Senators prepare for the → Read More
Who is Judge Gorsuch?
Over two weeks ago, Senator Dianne Feinstein, the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent Judge Gorsuch a letter asking → Read More