Hannah James and Elizabeth Goitein of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law sets out the essentials of Section 702, answering these questions:
- What Is Section 702?
- Whose communications does the government collect under Section 702
- How does the government use Section 702 as a domestic spying tool?
- Are backdoor searches constitutional?
- How have intelligence agencies abused backdoor searches?
- Did Congress fix the problems with Section 702 when it last reauthorized the law?
- How do the current administration’s actions impact concerns about backdoor searches?
- What can be done to protect Americans from warrantless government spying?
- Would a warrant requirement harm national security?
- What happens if Congress doesn’t reauthorize Section 702 by the deadline?