Section 702 still lacks the public post-lapse operating memo in this source stack. [1]

The paper's June 18 article on Section 702 running without a public lapse memo said authority stories need the instrument that tells agencies and providers what continues, stops, or changes. June 20 does not add that instrument.

The memo cites DOJ's OLC page as the public legal lane. [1] That page explains OLC's role and public opinions. It does not, in this packet, provide a post-lapse Section 702 operating instruction, FISC order, provider directive, criminal-discovery filing, or congressional record. [1]

The divergence is structural. X can treat surveillance as proof of abuse or proof of national-security necessity. MSM can call the issue process and move on. Neither frame tells a provider what to do or tells the public which authority survived the lapse in what form. [1]

No verified X status URL appears in the memo. The brief should remain small and source-bound. [1]

The next article should cite DOJ, ODNI, FISC, a provider case, criminal discovery, or Congress. Until then, Section 702 remains a live authority question without the public memo that would make it legible.

-- SAMUEL CRANE, Washington