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Section of International Law: National Security Committee

Section of International Law:
National Security Committee

About the Committee

The National Security Committee is concerned with current legal and policy developments nationally and internationally that affect all security interests of the United States, with a particular focus on the rule of law, nonproliferation and disarmament of weapons of mass destruction, threats by nonstate actors, intelligence, military doctrine, and international institutions such as the United Nations and NATO. The Committee hosts programs with Members of Congress, current and former administration officials, members of governmental and international agencies, and other experts at regular ABA meetings and other venues, including the United Nations and Capitol Hill.

National Security Committee Programs.

Border Searches of Electronic Devices: A Discussion of Legal and Policy Issues (MP3)

This program discussed the Ninth Circuit's decision, U.S. v. Arnold, which held that the U.S. government has the authority to search the contents of electronic devices (e.g. laptops, blackberries and cellphones) of persons entering the U.S. -- including U.S. citizens -- without reasonable suspicion. Featured Speaker: Lee Tien, Senior Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA. Click on the link above for a free MP3 of the program.

Program Materials:
2008 Amicus
2009 Amicus
Statement of Lee Tien before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on the Constitution

Programs, Meetings and Events

Section Events
December 1, 2009
Location: TBD
Format: Multiple Formats

December 16, 2009
Location: TBD
Format: Multiple Formats

April 13, 2010 - April 17, 2010
Grand Hyatt New York
New York,
NY
Format: Live/In-Person

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Committee Resources

Leadership

Co-Chair:  John H Harrington, Christopher Hynes

Vice-Chair:  Faiza Patel, Eve Pogoriler, Susan Kohn Ross

Advisor:  Carrie Newton Lyons

Committee Roster (395 total members)

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