Justice Department’s ‘Foreign Agent’ Regulations Miss the Mark - People United For Privacy

Justice Department’s ‘Foreign Agent’ Regulations Miss the Mark - People United For Privacy

On March 3, People United for Privacy Foundation joined a diverse coalition of civil liberties, free speech, and privacy advocates urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to withdraw proposed amendments to regulations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). The proposed changes threaten fundamental First Amendment freedoms by expanding the already vague and overbroad provisions in FARA. As the letter explains, FARA imposes burdensome regis…