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David S. Kris, this month's featured author, co-authored National Security Investigations & Prosecutions. After leaving his position as Assistant Deputy Attorney General in the United States Department of Justice, where he served from 2000-2003, Kris attracted national attention when he released a memorandum criticizing the Bush administration's arguments in support of warrantless wiretaps.