Monday • June 5, 2023 • 1 – 2 PM EDT

Have officials in the executive branch and Congress learned anything from surveillance mistakes and overreaches? How many other surveillance programs and authorities that potentially threaten the privacy and even constitutional rights of Americans have yet to be subjected to meaningful oversight?

Featuring:

• Patrick Toomey, Deputy Director, American Civil Liberties Union National Security Project
• Faiza Patel, Senior Director, Liberty and National Security Program, Brennan Center for Justice
• Carrie Cordero, Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow and General Counsel, Center for a New American Security
• moderated by Patrick Eddington, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

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Tuesday • June 6, 2023 • 1 – 2 PM EDT

What do we actually know about the alleged effectiveness of the controversial FISA Section 702 electronic mass surveillance program? What is the scope of the legal and compliance problems with Section 702? Should it be renewed unchanged, retained in modified form, or allowed to expire? Does the narrow focus on Section 702’s fate obscure the larger surveillance reform problems we face?

Featuring:

• Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R‑VA), Former House Judiciary Chair and Senior Policy Advisor, Project on Privacy and Surveillance Accountability
• Elizabeth (Liza) Goitein, Senior Director, Liberty and National Security Program, Brennan Center for Justice
• Jake Laperruque, Deputy Director, Security and Surveillance Project, Center for Democracy and Technology
• moderated by Patrick Eddington, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

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Wednesday • June 7, 2023 • 1 – 2 PM EDT

What happens when adherents of extremist ideologies no longer feel shouting their views is enough? Does the Supreme Court’s decision in Brandenburg v. Ohio still draw the right line between constitutionally protected speech and that which is not? Has the rise and proliferation of social media platforms made the transition from violent speech to violent action easier and faster?

Featuring:

• Mike German, Fellow, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University
• Thomas Berry, Research Fellow, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute
• Dr. Robert Pape, Director, Chicago Project on Security and Threats, University of Chicago
• moderated by Patrick Eddington, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

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Thursday • June 8, 2023 • 1 – 2 PM EDT

How reliable is facial recognition? Can biases be unconsciously worked into the algorithms that make facial recognition possible? How many cases of mistaken identity have been attributed to facial recognition to date? How does the law at the federal, state, or local level impact the use of biometric technology? Our expert panel will tackle these and related questions.

Featuring:

• Clare Garvie, Fourth Amendment Center Training and Resource Counsel, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Nate Wessler, Deputy Director, Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, American Civil Liberties Union
• Peter Pietra, Privacy Officer, Transportation Security Administration
• moderated by Patrick Eddington, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

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