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“While Congress saw some need to loosen the standard in the initial days of a war, it wanted the president to comply with FISA in carrying out surveillance in the United States.”

Quote by Jonathan Turley

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Jonathan Turley
Jonathan Turley

Jonathan Turley is an American lawyer renowned for his expertise in constitutional and administrative law. He is a professor at the George Washington University Law School and serves as the director of the school's Constitutional Law Center. His career spans a wide range of cases, including issues of government transparency and civil liberties. more

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