Honors Think Tank On Transparency & Privacy in a Web 2.0 World: Syllabus

United States Court System

Structure of the Federal Courts

Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts

Federal Courts of Appeal

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THIS WEEK

Week Fourteen: December 8, 2011 Individual Privacy & Transparency: Government Surveillance

Topics:

• Wiretaps
• USA Patriot Act
• Department of Homeland Security

Readings/Viewings:

• Pulling Plug on Privacy, Alex Kozinski & Stephanie Grace (June 22, 2011)
• USA Patriot Act article on Wikipedia.org
• Review “Surveillance Self-Defense” on Electronic Frontier Foundation website available at https//ssd.eff.org/
• “Court Case Tests Right to Withhold Passwords.” Informationweek.com (July 14, 2011)
• Selected Pleadings & Orders filed in United States of America v. Ramona Camelia Fricosu, Criminal Case No. 10-cr-00509-REB-2, United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
• Government's Reply to Amicus Brief
• Fricosu Minute
• Fricosu Writ of Certiorari
• Fricosu Amicus Brief
• Privacy: An Abridged Overview of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Congressional Research Service Report (March 30, 2011)

Guest Presenter(s):

• Ryan RadiaCompetitive Enterprise Institute Washington, D.C.

Student Presenter(s)

• Sam Totten

Student Scribe

• Alex Boren