Secrecy and Government

Part Two of the CLS Series, America Faces the Future

Featuring:

• Frank Anderson, former CIA Near East Division Chief
• Elaine Cassel, attorney, professor, Concord University School of Law
• Joshua Dratel, attorney, co-editor, The Torture Papers
• Noah Feldman, Cecilia Goetz Professor of Law, NYU School Of Law
• Bart Gellman, special projects reporter, The Washington Post
• Jack Goldsmith, Shattuck Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
• Karen J. Greenberg, executive director, Center on Law and Security
• Nat Hentoff, writer, The Village Voice
• Stephen Holmes, Meyer Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
• Scott Horton, attorney
• Jameel Jaffer, staff attorney, ACLU
• Judge Kenneth Karas, Southern District of New York
• Col. Pat Lang, U.S. Army (Ret.)
• J. William Leonard, director, Information Security Oversight Office
• Anthony Lewis, journalist and professor
• Adam Liptak, national legal correspondent, The New York Times
• Burt Neuborne, Milholland Professor of Civil Liberties, NYU School of Law
• Rick Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
• Walter Pincus, national security reporter, The Washington Post
• Dana Priest, staff writer, The Washington Post
• Michael Sheehan, Distinguished Fellow, Center on Law and Security
• Stephen Schulhofer, McKay Professor of Law, NYU School of Law

9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks, Dana Priest “On Secrets & Secrecy”

9:30-10:45 a.m. Gaining Perspective: Secrecy Then & Now with Scott Horton, Nat Hentoff, Pat Lang, and Walter Pincus. Moderated by Noah Feldman

11:00-12:15 p.m. Secrecy and Decision Making with Jack Goldsmith, Bart Gellman, Stephen Holmes, and Mike Sheehan. Moderated by Rick Pildes

12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch Break

1:15-2:30 p.m. The War on Terror and the Courts with Elaine Cassel, Joshua Dratel, Adam Liptak, and Tony Lewis. Moderated by Burt Neuborne

2:30-3:45 p.m. Secrecy, National Security, and Intelligence with Frank Anderson, Jameel Jaffer, Ken Karas, J. William Leonard, and Stephen Schulhofer. Moderated by Dana Priest

3:45 p.m. Closing Remarks