More than a quarter century after the so-called “Global War on Terror” spawned a series of government surveillance programs and technologies, a political and legal reckoning over these practices is beginning. Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) expired in late April, and its long-term fate remains an open question. The extent to which other federal surveillance activities may be taking place under Executive Order 12333, outside of judicial review, is currently unknown. Other domestic surveillance technologies and practices, including automated license plate readers and persistent aerial surveillance capabilities, also represent a rapidly growing threat to our privacy and our freedom of association.

Will Congress reauthorize FISA Section 702 before the end of the 119th Congress? In its absence, has the Trump administration expanded surveillance collection under EO 12333 or other authorities? To what extent have the proliferation of federal, state, and local surveillance activities affected the First Amendment and free association rights of Americans? Is stemming the tide of state-sponsored surveillance even possible in the age of AI?

An expert panel will discuss these and related developments as well as their implications for the Fourth Amendment rights of Americans.