Reforming the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

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Presented in cooperation with the Program on the Legal Profession, Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School, the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, Harvard Law School International Legal Studies, the Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP) at Harvard Law School and the Harvard University Institute of Politics

Senator Richard Blumenthal will deliver an address about proposed legislation to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Read more about the legislation >

"Sworn in on January 5, 2011, Richard Blumenthal is serving his first term as a United States Senator from the State of Connecticut."

"Senator Blumenthal served an unprecedented five terms as Connecticut’s Attorney General, fighting for people against large and powerful special interests. His aggressive law enforcement for consumer protection, environmental stewardship, labor rights, and personal privacy has helped reshape the role of state attorneys general nationwide, and resulted in the recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars for Connecticut taxpayers and consumers each year.

From 1977 to 1981, Senator Blumenthal served as a U.S. Attorney for Connecticut, prosecuting drug trafficking, organized and white collar crime, civil rights violations, consumer fraud, and environmental pollution. Prior to his position as U.S. Attorney, Senator Blumenthal also served as Administrative Assistant to U.S. Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff, aide to former U.S. Senator Daniel P. Moynihan when Moynihan was Assistant to the President of the United States, and law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun.

Senator Blumenthal graduated from Harvard College (Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude), and Yale Law School, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Law Journal. From 1970 to 1976 he served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves, and was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant. He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife, Cynthia, and their four children. Read full biography >

This event is open to the public. For general questions, please email Hakim Lakhdar, administrative director of the HLS Program on the Legal Profession.

For press inquiries, please email Josh Zembik of Senator Blumenthal’s office.