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Law School Course 1:
Introduction to Legal Sources in U.S. Intelligence Law
Professor:
David Alan Jordan
Length:
8 Hours
File Size:
111MB
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Lesson 1: Introduction
1.1 General Introduction
1.1.1 Introduction
1.1.2 Structure of Course I
1.1.3 Free Materials on IntelligenceLaw.com
1.1.4 Annotated Transcript
1.2 What is U.S. Intelligence Law?
1.2.1 Intelligence Law Generally
1.2.2 “United States Person” Defined
Lesson 2: Primary Legal Authority in the Federal System
2.1 The Federal Legal System of the United States
2.1.1 Introduction to Lesson 2
2.1.2 National Law vs. International Law
2.1.3 Federal Law vs. State Law
2.2 Legal Authority Generally
2.2.1 The Two Basic Categories of Legal Authority: (1) Primary Authority; and (2) Secondary Authority
2.2.2 Secondary Legal Authority
2.2.3 Primary Legal Authority
2.3 The Three Fundamental Categories of Federal Law
2.3.1 The 4 Sources of Primary Legal Rules
2.3.2 The 3 Categories of Primary Legal Authority: (1) Constitutional Law; (2) Statutory Law; and (3) Administrative Law
2.3.3 Constitutional Law
2.3.4 Statutory Law
2.3.5 Administrative Law
2.4 Judicial Decisions
2.4.1 Basic Three-Step Legal Research Process
2.4.2 Findings of Fact vs. Findings of Law
2.4.3 Case Holdings vs. Obiter Dicta
2.4.4 Misuse of Obiter Dicta in U.S. Intelligence Law
2.4.5 The Limited Importance of the Judicial Branch in U.S. Intelligence Law
2.4.6 Focus on Codified Legal Rules in this Lecture Series
2.5 Concluding Remarks on Primary Legal Authority
2.5.1 Concluding Remarks on Primary Legal Authority
Lesson 3: Constitutional Law
3.1 Introduction to Constitutional Law
3.1.1 Introduction to Lesson 3
3.1.2 The Supreme Law of the Land
3.1.3 Government Action Requirement
3.1.4 Outsourcing Constitutional Violations: The Joint-Venture Doctrine and the Civil Rights Act
3.1.5 Who is Protected by Constitutional Law?
3.2 Basic Structure of the U.S. Constitution
3.2.1 Length of the U.S. Constitution
3.2.2 Three-Part Structure Generally
3.2.3 The Three Articles Most Important to U.S. Intelligence Law
3.2.4 The Three Amendments Most Important to U.S. Intelligence Law
3.3 The Preamble
3.3.1 Preamble Generally
3.4 The Articles
3.4.1 Articles I, II, & III Generally
3.4.2 Article I
3.4.3 Article II
3.4.4 Article III
3.4.5 Disputes of the Separation of Powers: Custom vs. Litigation
3.5 The Bill of Rights
3.5.1 Introduction to Individual Rights in U.S. Intelligence Law
3.5.2 The First Amendment
3.5.3 The Fourth Amendment
3.5.4 The Fifth Amendment
3.6 Concluding Remarks on Constitutional Law
3.6.1 Concluding Remarks on Constitutional Law
Lesson 4: Statutory Law
4.1 Introduction to Statutory Law
4.1.1 Introduction to Lesson 4
4.1.2 Importance of Statutory Law
4.1.3 What is a Statute?
4.1.4 U.S. Code Titles Relevant to U.S. Intelligence Law
4.2 Enactment and Publication of Federal Statutes
4.2.1 How a Bill Becomes a Law
4.2.2 Public Laws vs. Private Laws
4.2.3 Slip Laws, Session Laws, and the U.S. Statutes at Large
4.2.4 The U.S. Code
4.2.5 Annotated Codes
4.2.6 Uncodified Statutes
4.2.7 Free Statutory Law Supplement for U.S. Intelligence Law
4.3 Statutory Law and Federal Agencies Generally
4.3.1 Four Broad Categories of Statutes
4.4 Organic and Enabling Statutes (U.S. Code Title 50, Chapter 15: National Security)
4.4.1 Organic and Enabling Statutes Generally
4.4.2 The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. §§ 401-442a)
4.4.3 Subchapters of Title 50: Chapter 15: National Security
4.5 Framework Statutes (U.S. Code Title 50, Chapter 36: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance)
4.5.1 Framework Statutes Generally
4.5.2 The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. §§ 1801-1885c)
4.5.3 Subchapters of Title 50: Chapter 36: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
4.6 Penal Statutes (U.S. Code Title 18: Crimes and Criminal Procedure)
4.6.1 Penal Statutes Generally
4.6.2 Federal Intelligence Crimes and Criminal Procedure
4.6.3 Relevant Criminal Procedure Framework Statutes in Title 18
4.6.4 National Security Letters
4.7 General Management Statutes (U.S. Code Titles 5 and 44)
4.7.1 General Management Statutes Generally
4.7.2 Title 5: Chapter 5: Administrative Procedure, Open Government, and Internal Oversight
4.7.3 Title 44: Records Management and Retention
4.7.4 General Management Laws as Kryptonite to Conspiracy Theories
4.8 Concluding Remarks on Statutory Law
4.8.1 Summary of Intelligence Law in the U.S. Code
4.8.2 Gaps in the Statutory Framework
Lesson 5: Administrative Law
5.1 Introduction to Administrative Law
5.1.1 Introduction to Lesson 5
5.1.2 The Complexity and Importance of Administrative Law
5.1.3 What is “Blackletter Administrative Law”?
5.1.4 Blackletter Administrative Law vs. Law School Courses on “Administrative Law”
5.1.5 Structure of this Lesson
5.2 Agency Rules
5.2.1 The Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. §§ 551-559)
5.2.2 Legislative Rules
5.2.3 Non-Legislative Rules
5.3 Presidential Rules
5.3.1 Presidential Rules Generally
5.3.2 Legislative Presidential Rules
5.3.3 Non-Legislative Presidential Rules
5.3.4 Rare or Obsolete Nomenclature
5.3.5 Separate National Security Rules Framework
5.4 Congressional Rules
5.4.1 Branch Rules Generally
5.4.2 The Rules of Proceedings Clause
5.5 Court Rules
5.5.1 Judicial Branch Rules Generally
5.5.2 Federal Rules of Practice, Procedure, and Evidence
5.5.3 Rules by Individual Federal Courts
5.5.4 Court Rules for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
5.6 Judicial Review of Administrative Rules
5.6.1 Justiciability of Branch Rules
5.6.2 Judicial Review of Agency Rules
5.7 Administrative Rules in U.S. Intelligence Law
5.7.1 Executive Order 12333: United States Intelligence Activities
5.7.2 Presidential and NSC Directives, Procedures, and Guidance
5.7.3 Agency-Level Procedures and Supplementary Directives
5.7.4 The Role of Executive Branch Lawyers
5.8 Concluding Remarks on Administrative Law
5.8.1 Conclusion of Administrative Law Section
Lesson 6: Hierarchy of Legal Sources
6.1 Hierarchy of Judicial Opinions
6.1.1 Introduction to Lesson 6
6.1.2 Three-Tiered Structure of the Federal Court System
6.1.3 Specialized Courts
6.1.4 Supreme Court Precedent
6.1.5 Jurisdictional Limits of Lower Court Precedent
6.2 Priority of Blackletter Primary Authority
6.2.1 Constitutional Law vs. Statutory Law
6.2.2 Federal Statute vs. Federal Statute
6.2.3 Federal Statute vs. Presidential Rule
6.2.4 Federal Statute vs. Agency Rule
Lesson 7: Conclusion
7.1 Summary of Legal Sources in U.S. Intelligence Law
7.1.1 Introduction to Lesson 7
7.1.2 Summary of Primary Legal Authority in the Federal System
7.2 Concluding Remarks for Course I
7.2.1 Concluding Remarks for Course I
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