Summary: It’s not April Fool’s trick, we really are back with a new episode covering the latest in national security law news. Watch the video <a href="https://utexas.box.com/shared/static/in0pg56re98p2zi0rduhw4xmem879bod.mp4">here,</a> if you aren’t getting enough Zoom. This week we’ve got:<br> <br> * DOJ’s Inspector General has come out with the first of what may be a series of reports on the quality of FBI’s procedures in preparing FISA applications. This one is about compliance with the “Woods Procedures,” and it is not a positive story for FBI. We explain, and we debate what follows from this.<br> * Will we see more uses of force against Iranian proxies in Iraq? A New York Times article and a presidential tweet raise the question.<br> * Meanwhile, returning to our all-too-familiar pandemic beat: we note the emergence of various rights claims–free exercise, abortion, guns–in relation to shelter-in-place/business-closure rules<br> <br> Best of all, of course, is the frivolity. If you are keeping up with WestWorld, we talk Episode 3 this week.<br>
