Robert W. Kastenmeier Lecture

In his address, “A History of the USA Freedom Act,” Congressman Sensenbrenner (UW Law, 1968) will draw on his first-hand knowledge of the legislation enacted earlier this year. The USA Freedom Act imposes limits on the bulk collection of Americans’ phone data by the intelligence community. It also restores several expired provisions of the Patriot Act, an anti-terrorism law passed after the 9/11 attacks. Sensenbrenner introduced both statutes in the U.S. House of Representatives.