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About The Book
The federal government has issued tens of thousands of national security letters to recipients in the United States, and responding to them poses many challenges. This new guide is easy to read and understand for both legal professionals and company officials. It is a primer for those who need to understand the legal and practical features of an unusual, but increasingly prevalent, form of administrative subpoena, the national security letter.
Praise for Responding to National Security Letters
"Over the past several years, the federal government issued well over 200,000 National Security Letters demanding various types of documents from financial institutions, communications providers, and other institutional record-holders. This book is an indispensable guide to understanding how these quasi-subpoenas work and the proper method of responding to them. The authors have collected and described all of the relevant legal material and provided helpful tips for those who have to deal with this ubiquitous but relatively unknown investigative vehicle."
Christopher Slobogin, Milton Underwood Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, TN
"This timely, concise, pragmatic, and accessible guide will help lawyers counsel their clients about receiving, reviewing, and responding effectively to national security letters, deciding whether and how to comply, meeting or challenging nondisclosure requirements, reducing exposure to liability either to the government or to customers, and invoking applicable immunities. It will strengthen lawyers' capabilities while enhancing their knowledge about the balance that current statutes seek to achieve between national security investigations and rights of privacy and liberty. It also provides informed and incisive insight into leading cases interpreting the statutes. It is a pleasure to commend authors David P. Fidler and Sarah Jane Hughes on their impressive contribution to national security law and the growing cadre of lawyers who can claim credentials in this expanding field".
Michael Traynor, Berkeley, California, President Emeritus, the American Law Institute; adviser, Harvard Long-Term Legal Strategy Project for Preserving Security and Democratic Freedoms in the War on Terrorism
