Legal Outlook: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Addressing Threats and Leveraging Opportunities with Jonathan Meyer

National Security Law Today

On May 29th, the Standing Committee on Law and National Security hosted a luncheon featuring Jonathan Meyer, General Counsel for the DHS. Moderated by committee member Harvey Rishikof, Jonathan shared some of the department's key insights from the 2024 Homeland Threat Assessment, highlighting threats like foreign and domestic terrorism, immigration, cyber attacks, and the leveraging of AI technologies to create and spread disinformation. The following episode features his commentary from the event, as well as questions from the audience.

Jonathan E. Meyer is General Counsel for the DHS

Moderated by Harvey Rishikof, Senior Counselor of the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security

References:

C-SPAN: "Homeland Security General Counsel on Agency Priorities". May 29th, 2024

"Homeland Threat Assessment 2024". The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis

H.R. 815, "Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024"

FISA, Section 230

The General Data Protection Regulation