February 24: Webcast + Cleveland - An Introduction to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Court

James G. Carr, a senior federal judge for the Northern District of Ohio, and former Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge from 2002 to 2008, will deliver remarks, titled “An Introduction to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Court." Judge Carr will discuss national security surveillance and his proposal to reform the FISA Court by authorizing judges to appoint lawyers to represent the public interest when new legal issues arise in connection with government surveillance applications.

Title:
An Introduction to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Court
When/Where:
February 24, 2014
4:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.
Moot Courtroom (A59)
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
11075 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106-7148
Also Webcast
Speaker:
Judge James Carr, Senior United States District Judge in the United States District Court
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Toledo College of Law, Former member, United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court From December 22, 2004, until May 31, 2010, when he assumed Senior status, Judge James Carr was Chief Judge of United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. In addition, from May, 2002, until May, 2008, Judge Carr served, by appointment of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, as a member of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in Washington, D.C. Among his publications are The Law of Electronic Surveillance (Thomson West) (Treatise); Criminal Procedure Handbook (Clark Boardman) (annual survey 1984-1995); Juvenile Law and its Processes (Michie Bobbs-Merrill, 1989) (2nd Ed.) (Co-Author) (Casebook); and 2 Anderson's Ohio Family Law; Juvenile Court Practice and Procedure (Anderson Pub. Co. 1989) (2nd Ed.) (Co-Author) (Treatise).
By:
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Credit:
1 hour of CLE credit available, pending approval
Cost:
Free and open to the public. Pre-registration required.

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