| 单词 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court |
| 例句 | He helped prosecute mass murderer Richard Speck, twice held state Cabinet posts and is on the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that decides whether to issue warrants for electronic eavesdropping on terrorism suspects. Blagojevich judge urges students to keep the faith in public officials 2012-04-20T11:00:00Z According to recently declassified documents from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, they were also spying on American citizens without "any specific potential connections to terrorist-related activity." The makings of an American inquisition 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z The violations were detailed in a secret court order issued last year by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which has legal oversight of the U.S. government’s spy powers. FBI says past searches of foreign intelligence database broke standards but reforms have been made 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z Durham’s report on Monday echoed many of the concerns the inspector general previously raised about the rigor of the FBI’s process for applying to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for wiretap applications. US special counsel faults FBI's handling of 2016 Trump-Russia probe 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Around the same time, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was scolding the F.B.I. over findings that officials had violated limits on when agents may query Section 702 intercepts about Americans. F.B.I. Violations of Rules for Searching Surveillance Data Drop, Audit Finds 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z In rulings made public in 2020 and 2021, the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, James E. Boasberg, declared that the bureau had committed “apparent widespread violations of the querying standard.” F.B.I. Queries for U.S. Messages Collected Without Warrants Are Said to Drop ‘Dramatically’ 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Heide said he is under investigation for potentially withholding exculpatory information from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which oversees wiretaps against Americans. Trump campaign figures say McGonigal arrest underscores FBI corruption 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Durham said the lies were “material to the FBI” because his claims “played a role in the FBI’s investigative decisions and sworn representations that the FBI made to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.” Judge refuses to toss case against Steele dossier source 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z He also has served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Trump docs probe: Tensions flare over special master process 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Some of the disputes between the FBI’s national security lawyers and the Justice Department’s National Security Division spilled over into efforts to obtain a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. FBI lawyers “inappropriately” weighed in on sensitive cases, DOJ watchdog says 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z He said Orenstein has served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and holds top-secret government clearance, which means that if he would theoretically be able to review many of the seized classified documents if required. Dearie asks Trump lawyers whether they believe FBI lied about seized documents 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Judge Orenstein holds a top-secret clearance and has experience with complex cases, reviewing documents for attorney-client privilege, and served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, according to the court filing. Special master in Trump documents case asks retired judge for help 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Having served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2012 to 2017, Judge Dearie also has extensive experience with classified proceedings. Judge Raymond Dearie Takes on Fraught Role in Trump Documents Case 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Fellow lawyers and colleagues describe him as an exemplary jurist who is well suited to the job of special master, having previously served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which oversees sensitive national security cases. Dearie named special master to review Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Dearie was appointed in 2011 to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which reviews warrant applications from the U.S. government on matters of national security, where he served until 2019. Judge proposed by Trump named to vet records seized by FBI 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z He previously served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which oversees sensitive national security cases. Justice Dept. says it would accept Trump’s candidate for special master 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Judge Dearie, who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, has also served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court overseeing highly classified matters. Justice Dept. Says It’s Open to Trump Pick for Special Master 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z A partially unsealed affidavit said documents found in the boxes that were sent to the National Archives in January related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Material on foreign nation’s nuclear capabilities seized at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Others were related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which monitors threats from foreign agents, and other material that could be used “to the injury of the United States.” FBI Raid on Mar-a-Lago: What’s known and what’s unknown 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Some of the documents were marked “HCS,” a category of highly classified government information; others related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and material meant not to be shared with foreign nations. Mar-a-Lago affidavit says many witnesses interviewed, 184 classified files returned in January 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court appointed by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., said Supreme Court justices should be subject to a code of conduct like all other federal and state judges. Veteran U.S. judge joins calls for Supreme Court ethics code 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z This year’s report said overseers identified — and reported as compliance incidents to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court — four occasions in 2021 when agents had looked at such material without the required order. National Security Surveillance on U.S. Soil Dropped Again in 2021, Report Says 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z One is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, created by Congress in 1978. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Feldman also served for seven years on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in Washington, D.C., a panel that approves federal eavesdropping in terrorism and espionage cases. Judge Martin Feldman dead at 87 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z We already know that the government spied on AP reporters, and that the DOJ lied to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to get a warrant to spy on a Trump campaign adviser. Federal raid on Project Veritas is unacceptable in a free society 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z It adds that Danchenko’s claims “played a role in the FBI’s investigative decisions and in sworn representations that the FBI made to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.” Igor Danchenko arrested, charged with lying to FBI about information in Steele dossier 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z The justices turned away the appeal filed by civil liberties and media rights groups arguing that the public has a constitutional right to see significant opinions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Supreme Court rejects appeal over secretive court’s work 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z But next week, the Supreme Court will decide whether to accept a case asking it to take responsibility for supervising, and limiting, the secretive practices of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Opinion | The Supreme Court has a chance to shed light on a secretive judicial process 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Lamberth is a respected figure in the federal judiciary who was previously the presiding judge on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and served a second term chairing a judiciary panel on inter-circuit assignments. In sentencing regretful Capitol protester, federal judge rebukes Republicans 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Demers said national security prosecutors are more closely vetting warrant applications before they reach the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. DOJ national security official says he didn't know of subpoena for lawmakers' records 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z “The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court isn’t exempt from the First Amendment rules that apply to other courts.” First Amendment groups ask Supreme Court for access to surveillance court opinions 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was established in 1978 to receive applications from the FBI to eavesdrop on people it suspects of being agents of a foreign power, such as potential spies or terrorists. Supreme Court asked to give access to secretive court’s work 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z Clinesmith last year admitted that he falsified a warrant application submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to continue spying on Mr. Page. Judges go easy on fed workers convicted of crimes linked to Russia collusion lies 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z District Judge James E. Boasberg said that Clinesmith’s conduct had undermined the integrity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which approved the FBI’s flawed applications to surveil Page. Ex-FBI lawyer avoids prison after admitting he doctored email in investigation of Trump’s 2016 campaign 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Judge Boasberg is also the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which handled the disputed wiretaps of Mr. Page, although he did not personally sign off on any of them. Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer Who Altered Email in Russia Case Is Sentenced to Probation 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Page says the defendants’ actions constituted a fraud on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and violated his “constitutional and other rights.” Carter Page files $75M lawsuit against DOJ, FBI alleging ‘unlawful surveillance’ 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z But he also acknowledged it was his responsibility to ensure the application was accurate before it was submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. McCabe: ‘I accept responsibility’ for faulty Carter Page FISA warrant 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z But Mr. Comey also pointed a finger at the FBI’s internal controls, saying they weren’t strong enough to catch the mistakes before the faulty application was submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Comey: I am responsible for ‘embarrassing’ Carter Page FISA application 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Under pressure from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the bureau has vowed and implemented reforms. Ex-FBI lawyer avoids prison after admitting he doctored email in investigation of Trump’s 2016 campaign 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Yet none of that information was shared with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court when the FBI sought a secret wiretap on Trump campaign figure Carter Page. Steele dossier source was investigated by FBI as Russian agent 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Clinesmith, according to the documents, knew that if Page was a CIA source, that would have to be disclosed to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Ex-FBI lawyer admits to falsifying document in probe of Trump’s campaign 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Clinesmith is accused of doctoring a CIA email the FBI used in 2017 when it applied to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to renew its application for a secret wiretap to monitor Page. Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty to doctoring email in Russia probe of Trump campaign 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Ms. Yates, in October 2016, had signed the first application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to wiretap Mr. Page, who was suspected of conspiring with Russians to influence the 2016 election. Yates testifies she would not have approved Carter Page surveillance if she were aware of errors 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z The filing did not dispute that there were inaccuracies in the warrant applications, it only claimed that those inaccuracies did not ultimately affect the outcome of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's orders. FBI, DOJ claim errors in FISA court filings did not impact orders 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Department lawyers said the errors “were not capable of influencing the court’s probable cause determination” and did not render the warrants invalid, according to a filing last week with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Faulty warrants for Trump campaign surveillance flawed largely by minor typos only, DOJ says 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z As a part of his plea agreement, Clinesmith agreed to be debriefed by the FBI about any information it might need to bring to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court’s attention. Ex-FBI lawyer admits to falsifying document in probe of Trump’s campaign 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Rosenstein said the application went through several rounds of scrutiny at the Justice Department before it was submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to obtain a warrant. Rod Rosenstein: Carter Page FISA warrants seemed ‘justified’ at the time 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z It required judges with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which decides whether to authorize surveillance, to appoint an amicus, or third-party observer, in any case involving a “sensitive investigative matter.’ House effort to pass surveillance overhaul collapses after Trump tweets and pushback from DOJ 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z It required judges with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which decides whether to authorize surveillance, to appoint an amicus, or third-party observer, in any case involving a “sensitive investigative matter.” House effort to pass surveillance overhaul collapses after Trump tweets and pushback from DOJ 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court slammed the FBI Friday after the Justice Department inspector general this week released new findings that the FBI repeatedly violated surveillance rules. FISA judge rips FBI, orders disclosure of targets in faulty surveillance warrant applications 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z In the long-awaited investigation, Horowitz found that the FBI made repeated errors and misrepresentations before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court as the FBI sought to monitor Trump campaign adviser Carter Page in 2016 and 2017. Kevin McCarthy: Adam Schiff is a 'liar,' Democrats 'hate everything' about Republicans 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Some have threatened to strip the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of its legal authority, and the court itself has demanded changes. Justice Dept. concedes it had ‘insufficient’ cause to continue monitoring former Trump campaign adviser in Russia probe 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z On Friday, Wray submitted his reform plan to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court after a scathing inspector general report found 17 errors in the FBI’s surveillance application of former Trump campaign aide Carter Page. FBI director Wray 'deeply regrets' FISA court errors in Trump-Russia probe 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z The changes were described in a 30-page filing with the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. FBI tightening up wiretap protocols after watchdog report 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Durham is weighing whether to charge a former FBI lawyer for altering an internal email that misled other officials on a key fact related to surveillance applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Justice Dept. winds down Clinton-related inquiry once championed by Trump. It found nothing of consequence. 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court deals with some of the most sensitive matters of national security: terror threats and espionage. FISA court judge demands info about FBI lawyer linked to Carter Page warrant 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The concession was revealed in an order posted on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court’s website. Justice Dept. concedes it had ‘insufficient’ cause to continue monitoring former Trump campaign adviser in Russia probe 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z He will be the first judge appointed by a Democrat to lead the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court since 1995. Surveillance Court Orders Review of Actions by Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z In addition to the Horowitz report, the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court issued a rare public order Tuesday that strongly criticized the FBI over its surveillance-application process. Sen. Ron Johnson on IG report, FISA judge's rebuke: FBI 'cabal' has a lot of explaining to do 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, issued a public rebuke to the FBI on Tuesday. Opinion | The FBI must avoid more Carter Page fiascos 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z He said his previous belief that applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court were reviewed rigorously and at the highest levels of law enforcement had been “completely blown.” Inspector general: FBI should have reassessed whether to continue investigating former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z FBI Director Christopher A. Wray vowed a series of reforms after Horowitz’s report was released and detailed some of those in a filing to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court earlier this month. Justice Dept. concedes it had ‘insufficient’ cause to continue monitoring former Trump campaign adviser in Russia probe 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court criticized the FBI over its surveillance-application process in a rare public order -- and the mainstream media largely ignored it. Mainstream media ignores FISA court slamming FBI over Trump-related surveillance applications 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z In a report released last week, Mr. Horowitz concluded the FBI’s Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court application to monitor Carter Page was riddled with errors, omissions and mistakes. Michael Horowitz says he did not reach a conclusion on bias in FISA warrant 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Among the reforms that created the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was the establishment of supervisory congressional committees. Opinion | The FBI must avoid more Carter Page fiascos 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z While Horowitz’s report undercut some of Trump’s most forceful attacks on the Russia investigation, his assertions on the FBI’s use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court could have wide-ranging implications. Inspector general: FBI should have reassessed whether to continue investigating former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z In an extraordinary public order, the presiding judge on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Rosemary M. Collyer, gave the F.B.I. a Jan. 10 deadline to come up with a proposal. Court Orders F.B.I. to Fix National Security Wiretaps After Damning Report 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the government is required to seek permission from a secret intelligence court — known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court — to spy on Americans for foreign intelligence purposes. Opinion | The inspector general’s report makes it clear: We need to reform the government’s secret intelligence court 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Comey said in retrospect that he was wrong when he told an interviewer last year that the applications to the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court were handled in a “thoughtful, responsible way.” Comey: ‘Real sloppiness’ in Russia probe but no misconduct 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Horowitz concluded that the FBI made 17 significant errors or omissions in its applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to surveil Page. Ex-Trump campaign aide Carter Page notches victory after inspector general hammers FBI for surveillance missteps 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z Some lawmakers have suggested that they might consider stripping the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of its legal basis if it and the bureau do not institute changes. Inspector general: FBI should have reassessed whether to continue investigating former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said the irregularities amounted to “a massive criminal conspiracy” to defraud the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and illegally surveil Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page. IG Horowitz: Report doesn’t vindicate ‘anyone who touched’ Trump probe at FBI 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z He also alleged that, even as the bureau turned up exculpatory — rather than incriminatory — information, officials kept it from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and pressed ahead with their investigation. Attorney general sharpens attacks on FBI’s Russia probe, dismaying some in his own department 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Based largely on Steele’s allegation, the FBI asked the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for a warrant to intercept Page’s communications, including his texts, emails and calls. Column: The FBI gets another black eye 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z The inspector general identified 17 “significant inaccuracies or omissions” in applications for a warrant and later renewals from the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to monitor the communications of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. FBI was justified in probing Trump-Russia, fed watchdog says 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z F.B.I. officials repeatedly omitted facts that would have undermined their applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for a wiretap of the former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. In Congress and at the Justice Department, a Bad Day for Fact, Fairness, and the Future 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Horowitz criticized the FBI’s handling of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court applications to monitor Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, saying that the applications included “significant inaccuracies and omissions.” Bill Barr slams his own department’s IG report debunking Trump conspiracy theories on Russia probe 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z And the FBI was justified in obtaining a warrant from the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to eavesdrop on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. DOJ watchdog report takeaways: Nuance, no total absolution 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z In October 2016, the Justice Department obtained permission from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to wiretap Page, who had recently stepped down from his role as a foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign. Highlights From the Horowitz Report on the Russia Investigation 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z The FBI applied in the fall of 2016 for a warrant from the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to monitor Page's communications, flatly telling the court that Page was an "agent" of a foreign power. DOJ watchdog Horowitz's report to be released, as Dems prep impeachment hearing 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z In particular, Horowitz’s team found omissions in the FBI’s applications to renew warrants from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to monitor former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, people familiar with the matter said. Barr’s prosecutor tells inspector general he can’t back right-wing theory that Russia case was U.S. intelligence setup 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court first approved wiretapping Mr. Page, who had close ties to Russia, as a suspected unregistered agent of a foreign power in October 2016, after he had left the campaign. Russia Inquiry Review Is Said to Criticize F.B.I. but Rebuff Claims of Biased Acts 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Such requests are made through the department to a federal Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that meets in secret to vet such requests. Justice Dept. watchdog finds political bias did not taint FBI’s Russia probe 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Horowitz has been exploring various aspects of the Russia probe but was focused in particular on applications the FBI filed with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to monitor Page’s electronic communications. Justice Dept. inspector general draft report finds FBI lawyer altered document 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z That probe, launched in 2018, focuses on whether the FBI followed proper procedures when it asked the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for permission to monitor Page, the Trump adviser, in 2016. Explainer: Barr gives top priority to investigating the investigators of Russian meddling 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Republican lawmakers pressed FBI Deputy Assistant Director Michael Orlando to defend the decision to obtain a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court warrant to monitor the electronic communications of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. Democrats dubious of Trump administration’s push to renew controversial spy power 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z In 2006, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court began issuing secret orders requiring the companies to participate in the program. Trump Administration Asks Congress to Reauthorize N.S.A.’s Deactivated Call Records Program 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Eventually, it was placed under the supervision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which vets national security surveillance requests, but it remained highly classified. Repeated mistakes in phone record collection led NSA to shutter controversial program 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z The FBI did obtain a secret warrant in 2016 from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to monitor the communications of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. Justice Dept.: Review of Russia probe ‘broad in scope’ 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z But I think it would be really important to explain what it is and what it permits, and how the Department of Justice conducts itself in front of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Transcript: Jim Baker 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z The F.B.I. also obtained a wiretap order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court targeting Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser. Scrutiny of Russia Investigation Is Said to Be a Review, Not a Criminal Inquiry 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Trump and other Republicans have argued that the FBI “spied” on Trump’s campaign by surveilling former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page under a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Barr taps U.S. attorney in Connecticut to investigate origins of Russia probe 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which operates in secret, repeatedly authorized surveillance against a former campaign aide, starting before the election. Democrats slam William Barr's plan to roll out Mueller report as release nears 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z The FBI and Justice Department applied to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in October 2016 to monitor the communications of a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page. Attorney general says he believes ‘spying did occur’ in probe of Trump campaign associates 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the federal judges used to physically sit in the Department of Justice building. Transcript: Jim Baker 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z One of the other referrals involves alleged abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court process, which the FBI used to spy on Carter Page, the former Trump campaign figure. Devin Nunes preparing 8 criminal referrals for William Barr 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z A warrant issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, known as the Fisa court, to surveil a US citizen or permanent resident who’s suspected of being a foreign intelligence agent. Silicon Valley revolt: meet the tech workers fighting their bosses over Ice, censorship and racism 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Trump also said he would "absolutely" release the full and unredacted materials related to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court orders used by the FBI to investigate his former campaign aide Carter Page. Donald Trump slams Mueller probe as “an attempted government takeover" during Hannity interview 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z But the department would eventually go much further than Comey — taking the unprecedented step of making public a redacted version of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court order issued as part of the Russia investigation. End of Mueller investigation could spark battle between Justice Dept. and Congress over release of special counsel’s report 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Some of the documents at issue involve the beginnings of the Russia investigation, when law enforcement officials submitted an application seeking permission from the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to wiretap Mr. Page. In Reversal, Trump No Longer Demands Declassification of Russia Documents 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z He and his Republican allies have long maintained that this October 2016 warrant was constructed unfairly with the intention of deceiving the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges into granting the request inappropriately. Opinion | Why Trump must not declassify the Carter Page warrant 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z However, this was not shared with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court when the dossier was used to help secure a surveillance warrant for then-Trump campaign aide Carter Page. Republicans may 'compel' testimony from Fusion GPS researcher Nellie Ohr, ex-FBI official James Baker 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Justice Department officials originally received authorization to wiretap Mr. Page from the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in October 2016. Trump Orders Russia Investigation Documents Be Declassified 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z In fact, the story was baseless, given that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which handles warrants for surveillance of suspected spies and terrorists, normally does not hold hearings. As Washington mourns McCain, Trump tends to grievances on Twitter 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Ohr said, moreover, that he delivered this information before the FBI’s first application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for a warrant against Trump aide Carter Page, in October 2016. Opinion | What Bruce Ohr Told Congress 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Rosemary Collyer is the presiding judge for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which oversees electronic surveillance requests and search warrants sought by federal authorities. Trump presses Supreme Court chief justice for action on Russia dossier 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z The F.B.I. cited information from Mr. Steele’s dossier, but also other information in its application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Truth-Testing Trump’s 250-Plus Attacks on the Russia Inquiry 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z In 2010, Beijing hackers broke into a Google server that contained a database of orders to the company from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Review | The United States: a rich cyber target for hackers that fails to protect itself 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z The resolution specifically objected to Rosenstein signing off on a request to continue a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court application to wiretap Carter Page, one of Trump's former campaign advisers. Fox News isn’t buying House Republicans’ impeachment ploy against Rod Rosenstein 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z This past weekend, the public got a rare look at previously secret documents: the FBI’s application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to wiretap Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s campaign. Nunes suffers another embarrassment at the hands of his Senate counterpart 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z One of the key documents requested, a largely unredacted copy of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court warrant on former Trump adviser Carter Page, has been viewed by about 30 lawmakers. House conservatives introduce resolution calling for impeachment of Rod Rosenstein, who oversees special counsel probe on Russia 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z The resolution zeroed in on Mr. Rosenstein’s decision to sign off on a request to renew a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court application to wiretap Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser. House Republicans Mount a Long-Shot Bid to Impeach Rod Rosenstein 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The Justice Department on Saturday released the warrant applications that investigators submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court asking for permission to surveil former Trump adviser Carter Page. Opinion | How long will Republicans debase themselves to Trump’s petty whims? 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z The newly released surveillance applications were granted and renewed by several different judges sitting in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Ex-Trump aide denies working for Kremlin 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z He was referring to the release of previously top-secret documents used by the FBI to obtain a wiretap Mr. Page from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Donald Trump says FBI ‘illegally spied’ on Carter Page, campaign 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z He was referring to the FBI’s October 2016 application to obtain a wiretap from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Trey Gowdy says Russian meddling clear, Donald Trump must ‘act like it’ 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z The surveillance applications were granted and renewed by several different judges sitting in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Ex-Trump aide surveillance documents released 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z That was among the revelations included in the FBI’s October 2016 application to obtain a wiretap from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Carter Page subject of Russia recruitment effort: FBI documents 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z The 412 pages, mostly heavily redacted and made public by the Federal Bureau of Investigation late Saturday, included surveillance applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and warrants surrounding the investigation into Page. FBI releases documents on former Trump adviser surveillance 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z The Times reports that the materials include an October 2016 application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to wiretap Page, and several renewal applications. Administration releases documents about former Trump adviser 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z Nunes has insisted he is seeking documents only to show that FBI and Justice Department officials misled the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in applications for surveillance authority. Nunes’s confrontation with Justice Department appears to ease 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Nunes has said he is seeking information about abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court process. Nunes sought all documents on person described as longtime intelligence source 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Nunes later released a redacted memo that alleged law enforcement had improperly used Steele's research to obtain the warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. House Republicans release report on Russia investigation that Democrats call a whitewash 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court last year denied 26 applications in full and 50 applications in part, the director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. FISA court denied more surveillance warrants in 2017 that any year on record 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z They have said the application to spy on him, submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, relied on information from Democrat-funded research without being fully forthcoming about its source. Sessions Rejects Republican Calls for Second Special Counsel 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z But, he said, the emails “looked super real,” containing details about the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Lobbyist says he was nearly killed by man he hired to investigate Seth Rich’s death 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z This chronology could mark another instance in which Republicans say the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge was misled. Christopher Steele knew Democrats funding Trump dossier before FBI sought FISA warrant 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court without verifying the facts or disclosing it was funded by Democrats. U.S. tries to keep some Russia probe details secret despite... 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z The long-awaited memo accused the FBI of relying heavily on a Democratic-funded dossier by former British spy Christopher Steele to obtain surveillance warrants before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Democrats force memo redactions to claim Trump hypocrisy, Republicans say 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z Washington is transfixed by dueling “memos” between Republicans and Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee over an FBI application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to surveil Carter Page of the Trump presidential campaign. The Trump Panic 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Democrats claim the House Intel memo distorts the FBI’s actions in obtaining in October 2016 an order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to monitor former Trump aide Carter Page. More Doubts About Mr. Steele 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z He concluded that the FBI repeatedly misled the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge who granted four warrants from October 2016 to June 2017 to spy on an American who had volunteered with the Trump campaign. Christopher Steele’s Trump dossier info led FBI to mislead FISA judge 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court without verifying the facts or disclosing it was funded by Democrats. U.S. tries to keep some Russia probe details secret despite... 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z It nonetheless provides new details about the FBI’s application to obtain a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court order against former Trump official Carter... Steele’s Other Clinton Link 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court granted the wiretap application from the FBI and Justice Department two weeks before the 2016 election. The Memo and the Mueller Probe 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and its sensitive processes. Trey Gowdy says FBI concealed Clinton role in Steele dossier 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z The speaker tried to focus on the “legitimate function of oversight” of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approval of warrants on one individual, the campaign aide Carter Page. Analysis | Loudest GOP voices ignore Ryan’s lead on Nunes memo, attacking FBI and Justice Dept. 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z A now-declassified Republican memo alleged that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was duped into approving the wiretap request by a politicized FBI and Justice Department. Justice Dept. told court of source’s political influence in request to wiretap ex-Trump campaign aide, officials say 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z The memo alleges that Ohr “later provided the FBI with all of his wife’s opposition research,” and that their relationship with Steele and Fusion were “inexplicably concealed” from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Why the Nunes memo takes aim at a Justice Dept. official specializing in gangs and drugs 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Nunes spent months demanding sensitive records from the FBI and the Justice Department, including the highly classified evidence used to support a warrant application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Here's what you need to know about the Republican memo everyone is talking about 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z The memo is based, in part, on FBI interviews with confidential informants, classified documents provided to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and other sensitive material. Controversial Republican memo released, alleges FBI abuses during 2016 campaign 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Central to the charges is that the FBI relied on a Democratic Party dossier for a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court warrant. Mike Morell says more information than Nunes’ memo should be released 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z People who have read the three-and-a-half-page memo say it contends that officials from the F.B.I. and the Justice Department were not forthcoming to a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge in seeking the warrant. F.B.I. Condemns Push to Release Secret Republican Memo 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Applications for such warrants are submitted by Justice Department lawyers before a judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Trump favors release of memo White House wants reviewed 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The memo focuses on government surveillance, approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, of Carter Page, who served as a foreign policy advisor to the Trump campaign. Here's what you need to know about the Republican memo everyone is talking about 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z The memo, drafted by Republicans on the Intelligence Committee staff, is said to contend that officials from the two agencies were not forthcoming to a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge in seeking the warrant. F.B.I. and Justice Dept. Brace for Possible Release of Secret Memo 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z It raises particular questions about an October 19, 2016, application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to conduct surveillance on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. How a classified four-page Russia memo triggered a political firestorm 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z The Republican memo, which was made available to all members of the House, is said to contend that officials from the two agencies were not forthcoming to a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge. House Republicans Vote to Release Secret Memo on Russia Inquiry 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z And the applications to obtain and renew the warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court are even more closely held. Secret Memo Hints at a New Republican Target: Rod Rosenstein 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z The surveillance permission was granted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, a secret entity that oversees and reviews classified surveillance warrants against suspected spies in the U.S. Republicans Probe How Ex-British Spy’s Research Sparked Trump Surveillance 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Such collection is technically complex, and the N.S.A. shut it down after repeatedly running into trouble adhering to limits imposed by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Surveillance and Privacy Debate Reaches Pivotal Moment in Congress 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z FBI officials told Nadler aides last week that under the proposed bill, they anticipate rarely if ever needing permission from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to review query results, according to one of the aides. House poised to vote this week on renewal of major surveillance program 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Instead, they only need to submit broad categories of people they’d like to target to the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The future of American privacy rights will be defined this year | Trevor Timm 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, he has become a focus of investigation: it was reported in April that that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, issued an order last year for his communication to be monitored. The Trump-Russia dossier: why its findings grow more significant by the day 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z Instead, at the request of the attorney general and the director of national intelligence, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court certifies categories of foreigners who may be appropriately targeted. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Last year, for example, the F.B.I. obtained a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to monitor the communications of Carter Page, a former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser. Comey Disputes New York Times Article About Russia Investigation 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The letter asks for more leeway in how companies are allowed to disclose the number of surveillance requests and more declassification of orders approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Major U.S. tech firms press Congress for internet surveillance reforms 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The Washington Post has reported that the FBI obtained a classified warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to monitor Page’s communications out of concern he was meeting with known Russian intelligence agents. Russia investigation on uncertain ground after FBI director's firing 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in 2011 found that the way the agency was conducting its upstream program violated the Constitution. NSA halts controversial email collection practice to preserve larger surveillance program 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z The change is an attempt to remedy privacy compliance issues raised by rules implemented in 2011 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which operates in secrecy, sources said. U.S. spy agency stops gathering some messages from Americans: sources 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court says In a report released Thursday that it received 1,752 applications for wiretaps and other surveillance in 2016, up from 1,010 the year before. U.S. surveillance court denied very few monitoring requests in 2016 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z The Post reported that the FBI obtained an order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to monitor the communications of the man Trump once listed as a foreign policy adviser, Carter Page. Opinion | Trump’s weather-vane presidency gyrates wildly with the winds 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court issued the warrant, the official said, after investigators determined that Mr. Page was no longer part of the Trump campaign, which began distancing itself from him in early August. Court Approved Wiretap on Trump Campaign Aide Over Russia Ties 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Judge Lacey was named that same year to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which considers government eavesdropping applications. Frederick B. Lacey, Who Prosecuted Corruption in New Jersey, Dies at 96 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Nunes said the surveillance appeared to have been legal, authorized by the nation’s secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. More signs that House panel’s Trump-Russia probe is reeling 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Mensch, citing sources in “the counter-intelligence community,” wrote that the FBI had named Trump in a June 2016 application for a surveillance warrant but was turned down by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. From the Internet to Trump's Twitter feed, how a phony conspiracy theory caught fire 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Asked whether he could confirm or deny if a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Act warrant existed to engage in such wiretapping, Clapper again rejected the notion. Top Republicans decline to back up Trump's unproven wiretapping claim 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z In October 2016 Team Obama filed a request with the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to surveil a computer server in Trump Tower and phone lines into and out of the building. We live in truly terrifying times 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z James Clapper, who spearheaded the Obama administration’s report Russian interference with the election, said he had no information about any Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court order for a wiretap under the Obama administration. WATCH: Clapper denies Trump’s wiretap allegations; Sunday pundits say tweet-storm meant to sidetrack Russia probe 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z Obtaining wiretaps would require officials at the Justice Department to seek permission from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which is shrouded in secrecy. Trump accuses Obama of tapping his phones, invokes Watergate 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z An NSD attorney would then present the application to a judge of the special Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, made up of 11 federal district judges appointed by the chief justice of the United States. How hard is it to get an intelligence wiretap? Pretty hard. 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z “Similarly, the Department of Justice’s reported application for and receipt of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court warrant would likely be classified.” Jason Chaffetz, Bob Goodlatte ask DOJ investigator to probe handling of classified info 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z In addition, Yates was the only person in the department currently authorized to sign wiretapping warrants in foreign espionage cases involving the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Trump fires acting attorney general for refusing to defend legality of his travel ban 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Reuters reported in October that Yahoo scanned all incoming emails for a digital signature linked to a foreign state sponsor of terrorism at the behest of an order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. EU says U.S. explanation of Yahoo email scanning not enough 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z The FBI had sought a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to monitor some US citizens in Trump’s entourage suspected of covert contacts with Moscow, according to a well-informed source. Donald Trump lashes out at media and intelligence agencies over Russia claims 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Between 25 and 30 significant opinions from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court through June 2013 remain classified, the center reported, citing Justice Department data. Despite Obama’s pledge to make the government more open, a report shows secret laws still abound 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Custom software was installed to search messages to hundreds of millions of accounts under an order issued by the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Dozens of U.S. lawmakers request briefing on Yahoo email scanning 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Federal officials said the search was at the direction of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and sought emails containing a specific set of characters associated with a terror group backed by another government. Civil liberties group urges Verizon to shore up Yahoo user protection 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z "The USA Freedom Act requires the executive branch to declassify Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court opinions that involve novel interpretations of laws or the Constitution," Wyden said. U.S. pressed to disclose secret court's order on Yahoo email search 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z The collection in question was specifically authorized by a warrant issued by the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, said the two government sources, who requested anonymity to speak freely. Yahoo scan by U.S. fell under foreign spy law expiring next year: sources 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z It sought an 85-page ruling by the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. I helped draft the Freedom of Information Act 50 years ago. Here’s what I learned about government secrecy. 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court asked Amy Jeffress, the advocate, in August to assess the provision, according to a court opinion filed in November but released by the intelligence community only on Tuesday. Public advocate: FBI’s use of PRISM surveillance data is unconstitutional 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has issued its first order allowing the National Security Agency to collect telephone records under a new electronic spying law Congress passed last year. Secret U.S. court issues first order for phone data under new law 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z As part of that probe, they obtained a secret warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. A federal judge says she's considering throwing out at least one conviction against a former Boeing manager found guilty of receiving and possessing child pornography that was uncovered during an unrelated espionage investigation 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which must approve many surveillance requests made by intelligence agencies, and European data protection authorities as oversight mechanisms not present in the Indian proposal. India's billion-member biometric database raises privacy fears 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z That fight, however, will unfold in secret, through classified arguments before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. This Is the Real Reason Apple Is Fighting the FBI 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Under a shutdown order by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the government was prohibited from collecting phone records in wholesale ways starting Nov. 29. U.S. can’t access NSA phone records in California terror case 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court did not allow its resurrection until June 29. Step on NSA's Cord Before Planned Unplugging, Court Told 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z In 2006, the Justice Department persuaded the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to begin issuing orders for the program under an interpretation of a provision of the U.S.A. Judge Deals a Blow to N.S.A. Phone Surveillance Program 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The ruling also sidestepped a potential conflict between the appeals court and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which permitted the program to continue during a transition period. N.S.A. Won’t Be Ordered to Stop Bulk Collection Early 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Instead of feeding the data to intelligence agencies, the companies must do so only if a government request is approved by the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. U.S. appeals court asked to halt NSA phone spying program 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z He adds he also wants an accounting of call-record collection from before 2006, when the program came under supervision by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. NSA Phone Dragnet Will Be Emptied, Feds Say, If Foes Allow It 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z After Congress enacted the Freedom Act, the Obama administration gained approval from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to keep the old bulk phone records program going during the transition. N.S.A. Will Not Be Allowed to Keep Old Phone Records 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Record collection resumed after the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court allowed it under new legislation Congress passed June 2. ACLU asks appeals court to halt NSA phone record collection 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Judge F. Dennis Saylor of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court said in a decision released Friday that no advocate is required to present an opposing view to the government’s if the legal conclusion is “obvious.” Surveillance court judge: No need for opposing view in ‘simple’ cases 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court generally hears only from government attorneys, but in a rare move it's entertaining arguments that the once-secret call record program is illegal and should not be allowed to resume. NSA Phone Dragnet Remains Dead As Surveillance Court Makes Rare Move 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which oversees the application of Section 702, is aware of the Justice Department’s 2012 interpretation of the law, the former official said. DOJ approved NSA targeting of foreign hacker ‘signatures’ under 2008 law 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The bill creates a panel of independent advocates for privacy and civil liberties to argue before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for the first time. The NSA will stop collecting U.S. phone data. Now what? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z A: It will resume for six months, provided that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court orders phone companies to turn over the records and that no court stops it under various pending lawsuits. Questions and answers about newly approved USA Freedom Act 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z But instead of routinely feeding U.S. intelligence agencies such data, the companies would be required to turn it over only in response to a government request approved by the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Obama signs bill reforming surveillance program 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z The phone-record collection began under President George W. Bush, with administration attorneys persuading the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that Section 215 allowed the dragnet. Senate Passes Freedom Act, Ending Patriot Act Provision Lapse 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z The secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the telecom companies routinely oblige such requests. Hanging up on the NSA 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court specifically authorized the program five years later, in 2006, after amendments to the Patriot Act were signed into law. The NSA will stop collecting U.S. phone data. Now what? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z In theory, the Obama administration could also invoke the grandfather clause to ask the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to reauthorize the bulk phone records program as well. A Gap in Surveillance, but Ways Around It 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z In 2006, after passage of the Patriot Act amendments, the Bush administration won approval from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which meets in secret, to continue the program under the Patriot Act’s section 215. NSA bulk collection of phone data stops; Senate fails to act before deadline 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z The government would ask the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to act quickly, the first official said. White House: Congress playing ‘national security Russian roulette’ in Patriot Act debate 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z What’s more, the administration “did not file an application with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Friday to continue collecting the data.” It's May 26; do you know where your Patriot Act is? 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z NSA will need an order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court each time it wants to access records held by telecommunication companies. The NSA will stop collecting U.S. phone data. Now what? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z This permission was granted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which reinterpreted Section 215 of the Patriot Act — which speaks of requiring firms to surrender business records — to encompass the seizing of domestic phone records. End the NSA’s collection of phone data 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z The application is then presented for approval to a judge on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Watchdog report examines FBI's use of Patriot Act authority 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Those efforts included “extensive interaction” with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the report said. Inspector General finds Justice Dept. slow to create privacy rules 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The overall aim is to make surveillance far more targeted with more oversight on bodies like the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court who approve or deny requests from the NSA and other snoop agencies. House Says No To NSA Bulk Data Collection As Fight To End Mass Surveillance Gathers Momentum 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z It would require the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which meets in secret, to declassify significant legal decisions. House approves measure ending NSA bulk phone data collection program 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z He said the program has been found legal and constitutional many times by the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Marco Rubio: ‘Not a single documented case of abuse’ of NSA program 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z A series of judges on the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court have agreed. NSA program on phone records is illegal, court rules 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z At least, one judge on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court seems to think that’s a possibility. PATRIOT Act strikes again: How little-known language could enable massive spying — on you 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z The Justice Department countered that the program is already subject to oversight by Congress and by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which approves requests to monitor foreign targets. Albanian who challenged warrantless surveillance to face U.S. terror trial 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z There is of course no detailed information on the number of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court orders and national security letters issued by the NSA. US, Russia And Turkey Ramp Up Twitter Data Requests 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Instead, it sued the government late last year, contending that the gag orders on intelligence requests like Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court orders and national security letters violated its First Amendment rights. Twitter says secret government requests affect 'millionths of one percent' of users 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Positive changes noted by the panel include the release of more decisions by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court – which reviews spying requests from the NSA – resulting in greater transparency about data collection. Surveillance Board Pressures Obama on NSA 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z The documents — two rulings of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court — fill in a chapter in the history of the N.S.A.’s warrantless surveillance program. Documents Show N.S.A.’s Wiretap Moves Before Congress’s Approval 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Justice Department lawyers said the program is already subject to oversight by Congress and by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which approves requests to monitor foreign targets. U.S. judge hears challenge to warrantless wiretapping program 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z The National Security Agency collects daily from U.S. carriers the metadata of millions of Americans’ phone calls — time, date and duration, but not the content — under a program overseen by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Justice Department says U.S. kept secret database of calls overseas until 2013 by subpoenaing companies 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z The Bush administration sought to put the program on more solid legal footing by gaining orders from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approving it. F.B.I. Is Broadening Surveillance Role, Report Shows 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z Rather, they said, any restrictions stem from surveillance laws and orders issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Justice Department seeks to dismiss most of Twitter’s First Amendment lawsuit 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z Judge Roger Vinson of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court rejected the government’s request to target foreigners through U.S. facilities because it did not meet the probable cause standard required under the surveillance law. Records reveal why court shut down Bush-era spy program 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z It would also create a panel of privacy experts to advise the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and require automatic declassification reviews of the court’s decisions. Senate Takes Up NSA-Reforming Freedom Act 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z The act would bring change to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which helps oversee the NSA’s activities. The Senate should approve a bipartisan proposal to reform the NSA The bill also requires the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, in consultation with the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, to appoint a panel of special advocates to advance legal positions in support of privacy. Senate poised to vote on USA Freedom Act as early as next week It also provides for more transparency in what records are being collected, and calls for a public advocate who would participate in Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions. Senate moves to consider bill to limit NSA surveillance 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z In May 2006, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court brought the program under its authority, issuing orders to the phone companies for the continuing delivery of their customers’ calling records to the N.S.A. Appeals Court Is Urged to Strike Down Program for Collecting Phone Records 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Gardner is co-sponsoring legislation to require law enforcement to get warrants for emails stored longer than 180 days and hopes to vote for greater oversight of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. NSA Reform Has 2 Backers in Close Colorado Senate Race 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court does not review programs conducted under the executive order. Whistleblower Debates Top Spy Lawyer Over Surveillance Order 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Yahoo lost its case before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in April 2008 and, as the company prepared to appeal to a higher court, the government requested that the daily fines begin. You think you’ve got bills? Government could have fined Yahoo trillions of dollars Amid this inaction the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which screens requests for data submitted by intelligence agencies, renewed the NSA’s authority to collect phone records for 90 more days. Edward Snowden: U.S. and U.K. Reportedly Hacked Deutsche Telekom 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z In 2008, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court—established to oversee the U.S. surveillance activities—ruled that Yahoo was required to turn over their customer’s information. Yahoo Fought the NSA's PRISM Program in Court In sum, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court erred in permitting Yahoo to challenge the directives, said a court brief signed by then-U.S. Yahoo describes surveillance fight 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Both expressed support for making the research and tax development credit permanent and for some form of an independent voice on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. At forum, Warner says he is ‘troubled’ by executive action on immigration An appeals court recently ruled that defense attorneys preparing for trial can’t view documents about Daoud submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Chicago terrorism trial on track for November 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z It proposed a sweeping reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that would have made it a far more credible legal watchdog. Guest: CIA spying on Senate is the constitutional equivalent of Watergate 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z The other major overseer would continue to be the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which would also see reform. Senate bill strikes a balance between core intelligence needs and civil liberties The USA Freedom Act would expand government and company reporting to the public and reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which reviews NSA intelligence activities. U.S. Senate bill proposes sweeping curbs on NSA surveillance 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z For instance, he called for a panel of special advocates from outside the government to provide an independent voice before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which oversees domestic surveillance law in a classified setting. White House, senators near deal on surveillance reform Such collection must be authorized by statute and is subject to oversight from Congress and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Meet Executive Order 12333: The Reagan rule that lets the NSA spy on Americans Privacy advocates renewed their calls for reforms at the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday, after a new report revealed documents leaked by Edward Snowden that detail secret intelligence warrants against five American muslims. Privacy Advocates Call for FISA Court Reform 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z With “limited exceptions,” as in an emergency, U.S. intelligence agencies must have a court order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to target any U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident for electronic surveillance, it said. Report: U.S. monitored e-mails of prominent Muslim Americans, including attorneys The bill would require the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to appoint a panel of legal advocates to address privacy and civil liberties issues. U.S. Senate bill proposes sweeping curbs on NSA surveillance 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has issued about 1,800 orders each year for surveillance or physical searches on American soil. N.S.A. Records Detail Surveillance of American Muslim Leaders 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z A former NSA contractor, Edward Snowden, revealed the program and its authorization by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Senate intelligence panel advances cybersecurity bill Under PRISM, which was disclosed by former U.S. intelligence employee Edward Snowden in June 2013, the agency obtained secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court warrants for the social media data of Americans. Review Board Says PRISM Is 'Valuable and Effective' The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court reviews and approves efforts by intelligence agencies to request data from phone or Internet companies. Privacy Watchdog Says NSA Spying Legal, Effective 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Wyden said in his statement that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which oversees the law, reported that the NSA acquires more than 250 million Internet communications every year using Section 702. U.S. officials disclose data on ‘backdoor’ searches of Americans’ phone calls, e-mails The certification — approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and included among a set of documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden — lists 193 countries that would be of valid interest for U.S. intelligence. Court gave NSA broad leeway in surveillance, documents show Only days before the DNI report was issued, however, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court granted the NSA permission to continue the program until September 12, 2014. NSA Targeted the Phone Records of 248 Americans in 2013 In 2011, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court lifted a ban on searching the data collected without a warrant on the communications of Americans. House votes to curb NSA ‘backdoor’ U.S. data searches Part of this complexity, Ledgett said, stems from privacy restrictions placed on the programs by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. NSA: Our systems are so complex we can’t stop them from deleting data wanted for lawsuit As part of the agreement, the companies agreed to dismiss their lawsuits before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Internet Giants Erect Barriers to Spy Agencies 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z The foreign-government certification, signed by the attorney general and the director of national intelligence, is one of three approved annually by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, pursuant to the law. Court gave NSA broad leeway in surveillance, documents show The hearing dealt with a lower court’s ruling granting lawyers for alleged terrorist Adel Daoud access to records of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. No audio of vital Chicago federal court hearing 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Prosecutor William Ridgway says letting the defense see Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court documents would be a first, and that it could harm national security. Lawyers spar on secret-court documents in Chicago 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z It also added judicial and congressional oversight of NSA with the establishment of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the House and Senate intelligence committees. This NSA history has a familiar ring to it The internal report showing that the N.S.A. obtains country-specific orders from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to eavesdrop on their diplomatic facilities may shed light on a murky document published in March by Der Spiegel. Book Reveals Wider Net of U.S. Spying on Envoys 2014-05-13T02:45:20Z The bill would allow the NSA to collect a person's phone records if investigators can convince the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court they have a reasonable suspicion the person was involved in terrorism. Bill ending NSA bulk data collection moving quickly in U.S. House 2014-05-08T22:15:39Z The changing tech company policies do not affect data requests approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which are automatically kept secret by law. Apple, Facebook, others defy authorities, notify users of secret data demands 2014-05-01T21:11:53Z Carlin’s attorneys conduct legal oversight of FBI national security investigations and go before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to ask for authority to collect communications. 9/11 attacks helped shape new leader of Justice’s National Security Division 2014-04-29T00:08:49Z Judges have been especially sensitive to backlash over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which made secret rulings key to the growth of the surveillance programs. Low-level federal judges balking at law enforcement requests for electronic evidence 2014-04-24T22:17:41Z Instead, phone companies would hold the records and law enforcement agencies would be required to seek approval from the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to search specific numbers. Obama Says Government Shouldn’t Collect Americans’ Phone Records 2014-03-27T13:36:31Z A new court order will be required, but the order will be issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which is as invisible as the NSA, of course. Noam Chomsky’s nightmare: Once again, you can’t trust the New York Times 2014-03-26T23:00:00Z To assuage privacy concerns, the government would have to provide evidence supporting its targeting to the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which could order the government to purge any metadata it received. Boehner Says NSA’s Mass Phone Data Collection Will End 2014-03-26T16:43:22Z Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on May 19, the court said in a statement. U.S. spy court to have new presiding judge 2014-03-25T22:52:35Z Facciola, whose chambers are on the floor below where the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court meets, has been a magistrate since 1997. Low-level federal judges balking at law enforcement requests for electronic evidence 2014-04-24T22:17:41Z Administration officials said they will seek authorization from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to extend the existing surveillance program until Congress acts. Obama Calls For Congress to Pass NSA Reform ‘Quickly’ 2014-03-25T16:44:05Z District Judge Reggie Walton, who presides over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, will be in effect while a dispute over preservation of phone data is pending in federal court in the Northern District of California. Judge Orders Preservation of Phone Data 2014-03-13T16:45:09Z Classified documents from mid-2002 reveal how the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court passed a landmark ruling to weaken restrictions on sharing private information about U.S. citizens. The secret court ruling behind NSA overreach 2014-03-12T12:52:00Z It is one of several still-classified rulings by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court described in documents provided by Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor. How a Court’s Secret Evolution Extended Spies’ Reach 2014-03-11T23:19:36Z The Obama administration has defended the program as lawful, noting that 15 judges on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court have authorized it for 90-day intervals dating back to 2006. Rand Paul Files Lawsuit Over N.S.A. Call Surveillance 2014-02-12T22:02:00Z Congress created the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in 1978 after revelations that federal agents had routinely and unlawfully spied on Americans. U.S. spy court adds two judges with Democratic ties 2014-02-07T16:07:48Z No written opinion regarding the legality of the NSA program that collected all domestic telephone records on a daily basis was issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court until 2013 — seven years after it began. It Is A Scandal That No One is Investigating the NSA 2014-01-30T15:44:00Z Muhtorov’s attorneys cited a 2011 ruling, declassified by Clapper last year, that showed concern by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court about a government pattern of “substantial misrepresentation regarding the scope of a major collection program.” Terrorism suspect challenges warrantless surveillance 2014-01-29T21:37:59Z “They indicate how the contours of the law secretly changed, and they represent the transformation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court into an interpreter of law and not simply an adjudicator of surveillance applications.” How a Court’s Secret Evolution Extended Spies’ Reach 2014-03-11T23:19:36Z Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, would settle demands from companies such as Google Inc and Microsoft Corp for more leeway to disclose data about the court orders, according to documents released by the department. U.S., tech companies reach deal on spying data 2014-01-27T22:19:20Z The new policy will allow companies to report on national security letters, a form of administrative subpoena, as well as on requests from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. U.S. to allow companies to disclose more details on government requests for data 2014-01-27T21:43:15Z Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and would settle demands from companies such as Google Inc and Microsoft Corp for more leeway to disclose data about the court orders, according to documents released by the department. U.S., tech companies reach deal on spying data: Justice Dept 2014-01-27T21:35:50Z Lankford does support a citizen advocate on the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which approves wiretaps and other intelligence activities. Tea Partier Faces Conservative Skeptics 2014-01-22T11:05:22Z The bill would end bulk data collection and establish an independent counsel to argue against government requests at the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. News Analysis: With Plan to Overhaul Spying, the Divisiveness Is in the Details 2014-01-18T19:09:29Z Modifying a proposal from his advisory group, Mr. Obama proposed a panel of advocates on privacy and technology issues that would appear before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Keeping Wide Net, Obama Sets Limits on Phone Spying 2014-01-18T02:27:57Z Obama focused his speech on surveillance authorized by Congress and overseen by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Obama’s restrictions on NSA surveillance rely on narrow definition of ‘spying’ 2014-01-18T01:55:41Z Improved rules were proposed by the government and approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Full text of President Obama’s Jan. 17 speech on NSA reforms 2014-01-17T16:26:45Z Possible reforms include the creation of a public advocate to represent privacy concerns in the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and new, increased limits on the NSA’s access to bulk telephone data. Our Work Here Is Done 2014-01-17T00:35:26Z The bill moves to end bulk collection of data under section 215 of the Patriot Act and to install a special citizen’s advocate in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Surveillance fallout hits startups hard, business executives say 2014-01-15T21:13:23Z Obama himself had advanced the idea of a public-interest advocate to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Surveillance-court judges oppose White House group’s NSA proposals 2014-01-15T01:16:30Z The first point to note here is that if “separate court approval” entails something akin to the furtive decision-making of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, this is hardly reassuring. Obama weighs NSA reform, but our surveillance state is going nowhere 2014-01-09T20:25:00Z Closed-door oversight in Congress and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was a “graveyard of judgment,” he said, manipulated by the agency it was supposed to supervise. Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission’s accomplished 2013-12-24T02:12:00Z Today, NSA gets blanket authority to pursue foreign calls to U.S. phones if it relates to one of a specific list of foreign terrorist organizations pre-approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Will the NSA have to curtail some intelligence tools? 2013-12-24T01:17:11Z Some of the report’s proposals could be ordered by Mr. Obama alone, while others would require legislation from Congress, including changes to how judges are appointed to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Obama Is Urged to Sharply Curb N.S.A. Data Mining 2013-12-19T02:01:59Z Separately on Wednesday, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court rejected a request by a civil liberties watchdog, the Center for National Security Studies, to reconsider an order authorizing the U.S. to collect telephone metadata. White House review panel proposes curbs on some NSA programs 2013-12-19T02:21:08Z Access to the data would then be permitted only through an order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. White House panel proposes sweeping NSA reforms 2013-12-19T13:25:00Z The proposals include a call for strong judicial oversight and an adversarial process for surveillance requests, including at the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Major tech companies unite to call for new limits on surveillance 2013-12-10T05:01:00Z The company also said it will be filing a friend-of-the-court brief with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in support of cases that are advocating for the right to disclose more information about government requests. SAC Capital Advisors is set to plead guilty to securities, wire fraud charges 2013-11-06T00:25:17Z Apple said on Tuesday it filed a letter with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court supporting a group of cases requesting greater transparency. Apple details government information requests for first time 2013-11-05T23:46:19Z The company also said that it will be filing a friend-of-the-court brief with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in support of cases that are advocating for the right to disclose more information about government requests. Apple releases government request report 2013-11-05T21:38:07Z How the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court works NSA infiltrates links to Yahoo, Google data centers Agency positioned itself to collect from among millions of accounts, many belonging to Americans. Senate bill would approve NSA program but try to curb it 2013-11-01T00:32:23Z U.S. territory, statutory restrictions on surveillance seldom apply and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has no jurisdiction. NSA apparently taps Google, Yahoo networks without companies’ knowledge 2013-10-31T12:30:00Z That program, which was first disclosed by The Washington Post and the Guardian newspaper, is authorized under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and overseen by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. NSA infiltrates links to Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide, Snowden documents say 2013-10-30T16:19:00Z And when the target of surveillance is a foreign leader, the decision to spy on him or her would not fall under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. US goes nuclear in spy wars 2013-10-25T16:05:19Z Obama also said he wants to increase public confidence in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the body which approves secret government surveillance requests. What Happened to Obama's NSA Reforms? 2013-10-04T16:06:12Z Leahy's legislation would also strengthen judicial review by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and require more oversight of the programs. U.S. spy agency tested tracking cell phone locations 2013-10-02T22:07:44Z The legislation would strengthen judicial review by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and require more oversight of the programs. Senate Judiciary chief seeks controls on bulk data collection 2013-10-02T14:49:05Z The agency is not required to seek warrants for the analyses from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. U.S. spy agency used some Americans' data to map their behavior: NYT 2013-09-28T23:50:50Z Besides banning the bulk collection of Americans' records, it would create the position of "constitutional advocate" to represent the public in the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that oversees the eavesdropping programs. U.S. lawmakers seek to end bulk NSA telephone records collection 2013-09-25T23:42:10Z Inc, Google Inc and Microsoft Corp in asking the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for freedom to disclose aggregate data about the orders and requests for information they receive under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Facebook's Zuckerberg says U.S. spying hurt users' trust 2013-09-18T23:05:59Z Linkedin's legal challenge takes the form of a petition in the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court seeking the ability to publish the number of national security-related data requests. Linkedin joins data privacy row 2013-09-18T11:39:03Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court reviews the program periodically, but its opinions generally are classified and are rarely known to the public. U.S. court defends its support for collecting phone data 2013-09-17T22:44:31Z Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court wrote that the court was mindful of recent disclosures about the database but continued to believe it was within the law. U.S. surveillance court says collection of telephone data lawful 2013-09-17T20:00:28Z In early 2009, as a member of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Walton raised questions about the program’s true utility. Judge asked U.S. in 2009 to prove collection of phone records was justified to stop terrorists 2013-09-12T00:14:34Z In one case, a surveillance operation continued for three months before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which is designed to oversee the agency, first heard about it and ruled it unconstitutional. Ten Things We've Learned About The NSA From A Summer Of Snowden Leaks 2013-09-09T13:03:00Z Previous disclosures by Snowden included an order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which meets in secret, compelling phone company Verizon Communications Inc to turn over all records showing which U.S. numbers called which. New Snowden documents say NSA can break common Internet encryption 2013-09-05T21:42:15Z But it shows that the agency, which was sharply rebuked by a federal judge in 2011 for violating the rules and misleading the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, cannot necessarily be restrained by privacy technology. N.S.A. Foils Much Internet Encryption 2013-09-05T19:03:45Z In a candid explanation about why “Your Data” is being collected, the site explains that it’s “ thanks to top-secret Fourth Amendment exceptions allowed by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.” The Definitive NSA Parody Site Is Actually Informative 2013-08-29T16:14:00Z Earlier this month, Obama also said he would work with Congress to reform laws that govern the collection of phone records and add scrutiny to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Obama meets new five-member panel reviewing surveillance programs 2013-08-28T00:17:22Z The N.S.A.’s collection of call log data is approved in general terms by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. N.S.A. Phone Data Collection Is Illegal, A.C.L.U. Says 2013-08-27T00:55:52Z The government for the first time released opinions - previously labeled Top Secret - from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which never publicly airs its decisions on the electronic eavesdropping and communications collection by the NSA. U.S. spy agency edges into the light after Snowden revelations 2013-08-25T18:07:08Z Officials revealed that a judge in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ruled the programme illegal in 2011. Court halted NSA email surveillance 2013-08-22T05:17:07Z The 86-page opinion, which was declassified by U.S. intelligence officials Wednesday, explains why the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ruled the collection method unconstitutional. NSA gathered thousands of Americans’ e-mails before court struck down program 2013-08-21T19:07:00Z Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York to the panel, called the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. Roberts names judge to panel that hears rare appeals of surveillance court rulings 2013-08-19T23:08:00Z She noted that the law requires that violations be reported to Congress and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Lawmakers, privacy advocates call for reforms at NSA 2013-08-16T18:03:58Z Months later, the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ruled the programme violated the search and seizure protections afforded by the US constitution. NSA 'broke snooping privacy rules' 2013-08-16T02:53:38Z The chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court said the court lacks the tools to independently verify how often the government’s surveillance breaks the court's rules that aim to protect Americans’ privacy. Court: Ability to police U.S. spying program limited 2013-08-16T00:48:00Z With approval of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, it collects content from the Internet and telephones for foreign intelligence and terrorist information. The intelligence community’s side of the collection programs debate 2013-08-15T01:10:04Z Chief Justice William Rehnquist in 2002 chose her to lead the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the secret panel of federal judges that considers government applications for surveillance and searches in intelligence matters. U.S. judge in airline mega-merger once ran Microsoft case 2013-08-15T00:25:35Z The four-page order was from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, a panel whose decisions are highly classified. How Laura Poitras Helped Snowden Spill His Secrets 2013-08-13T09:00:02Z Outlining his second measure, Obama said he would pursue with Congress a reform of the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which considers requests from law enforcement authorities to target an individual for intelligence gathering. Obama pledges greater transparency in surveillance programs 2013-08-10T00:23:37Z Obama will also seek to create a position for an adversary to raise civil liberty concerns at the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the officials said. Obama seeks steps to limit surveillance programs 2013-08-09T19:01:15Z If those under scrutiny are Americans, approval from the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is required. Other Agencies Clamor for Data N.S.A. Compiles 2013-08-04T00:03:56Z One measure would create a new "special advocate" position who could argue in a court that operates in secret to make decisions on government surveillance requests, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Obama open to making changes to surveillance, lawmakers say 2013-08-02T01:07:39Z Now government lawyers make the case for warrants before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which has turned down only 11 of the government’s nearly 34,000 warrant requests over the past three decades. Democratic divide over NSA could pose problem for Obama 2013-08-02T00:08:30Z Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that directed Verizon to hand over data from millions of Americans' telephone calls and described how the data should be stored and accessed. NSA chief defends surveillance programs at hacking conference 2013-07-31T20:36:21Z Alexander’s talk focused on the oversight placed on the NSA by Congress and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which must approve the NSA’s surveillance in any case where it might target Americans. NSA Director Heckled At Conference As He Asks For Security Community's Understanding 2013-07-31T18:16:00Z The Bush administration later obtained orders from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to continue them. U.S. Outlines N.S.A.’s Culling of Data for All Domestic Calls 2013-07-31T14:33:18Z The documents would also include information about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the official said. U.S. to declassify documents on spy programs, surveillance court 2013-07-30T21:56:48Z The documents would also include information about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court which operates in secrecy, the official said. U.S. to declassify documents on spy programs, surveillance court 2013-07-30T16:41:59Z In addition, Wyden is seeking legislative change — including an overhaul of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court itself. After years of obscure warnings, Wyden gets privacy debate in wake of NSA revelations 2013-07-28T22:21:25Z It also would have required that secret opinions from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court be made available to lawmakers and that the court publish summaries of each opinion for public review. Proposal to restrict NSA phone-tracking program defeated 2013-07-24T23:59:31Z The 2008 ruling mentioned by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court stemmed from Yahoo's challenge of the legality of broad, warrantless surveillance programs like Prism. U.S. working to declassify more on secret programs already leaked 2013-07-19T17:22:16Z Such data collection activities are overseen by the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and largely done under the laws of the U.S. Apple, Google, dozens of others urge surveillance disclosures 2013-07-18T16:43:50Z Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, although the proceedings of both bodies are shrouded in secrecy. Leaks from Edward Snowden focus attention on NSA director Keith Alexander 2013-07-15T18:00:07Z The company has asked the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to allow the firm more freedom to discuss its involvement in government data collection programs. The Circuit: Robots and the U.S. work force; Hulu off market; Microsoft on data collection 2013-07-12T19:22:00Z A former judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which oversees eavesdropping orders and programs in secret, said he thought the debate was overdue. Poll Shows Complexity of Debate on Trade-offs in Government Spying Programs 2013-07-11T02:53:08Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Monday sided with Yahoo Inc and ordered the Obama administration to declassify and publish a 2008 court decision justifying Prism, the data collection program revealed last month by Snowden. U.S. working to declassify more on secret programs already leaked 2013-07-19T17:22:16Z Currently, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court makes its decisions on government surveillance requests without hearing from anyone but U.S. Ex-judge says intelligence court should hear from outside parties 2013-07-09T22:27:35Z Ashdown, 46, assented just once, on his lawyer's advice, to a 2010 FBI request backed by a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Tiny Utah-based ISP makes a name for itself by rebuffing government snoops 2013-07-09T15:49:40Z On Monday, the ACLU, Electronic Freedom Foundation digital rights group and others filed an amicus brief supporting Google and Microsoft with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, as the “First Amendment Coalition.” Legal battle over NSA surveillance grows 2013-07-08T22:13:00Z He agreed to send a former judge from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Feinstein’s Support for N.S.A. Defies Liberal Critics and Repute 2013-07-01T23:44:13Z It later was brought under the authority of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and rooted to a provision of the Patriot Act that allows the F.B.I. to obtain business records “relevant” to a counterterrorism investigation. F.B.I. Director Warns Against Dismantling Surveillance Program 2013-06-19T18:09:17Z The web firm asked the secretive US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to allow it to publish the number of government requests, in the name of national security, for data about its customers. US surveillance 'foiled 50 plots' 2013-06-19T00:50:29Z Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to allow it to publish aggregate numbers of national security requests separately from criminal requests. NSA head, lawmakers defend surveillance programs 2013-06-19T00:06:39Z The officials said repeatedly that the operations were authorized by Congress and subject to oversight through internal mechanisms and the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Officials: Surveillance programs foiled more than 50 terrorist plots 2013-06-18T20:52:17Z The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Obama argued, provided sufficient oversight of the National Security Agency’s activities and said the government was “making the right tradeoffs” in balancing privacy rights with national security prerogatives. Obama says administration making ‘right trade-offs’ in surveillance programs 2013-06-18T00:41:00Z By contrast, the latest disclosures have exposed surveillance approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and shared with Congress. New Leak Indicates U.S. and Britain Eavesdropped at ’09 World Conferences 2013-06-17T02:15:39Z Thomas Tamm saw that relationship up close when he worked for the Justice Department, preparing eavesdropping requests for the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court during the Bush administration. Snowden leak shines light on US intelligence agencies' use of contractors 2013-06-10T19:21:44Z The filing stated that, “In recent days there have been several media reports concerning alleged surveillance activities,” including those about the order in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The Lede: The Stickers on Edward Snowden’s Laptop 2013-06-10T18:46:23Z See more about that court, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, here. Edward Snowden says he leaked NSA surveillance program (complete coverage) 2013-06-10T17:14:00Z He maintained that the government computer system is authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and is overseen by all three branches of the federal government. White House Declassifies Details On "PRISM," Blasts "Reckless" Media and Leakers 2013-06-08T22:35:26Z The law allows for further appeals to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review and ultimately the U.S. Analysis: Few options for companies to defy U.S. intelligence demands 2013-06-08T21:07:59Z The statements from the technology companies seemed to suggest the government had gone to the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to obtain orders to force cooperation from some or all of the internet companies. Obama defends surveillance effort as 'trade-off' for security 2013-06-08T00:07:21Z But the main vehicle for such changes — a reauthorization of the 1978 law that created the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court — passed in December and will not come back for renewal for five years. As Criticism Grows, Curtailing Surveillance Program Seems Unlikely 2013-06-07T21:53:50Z It was not clear whether similar orders have gone to other subsidiaries of Verizon or to other telecommunications firms; such orders, issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, gag their recipients from talking about them. U.S. Maintains Vast Database of Phone Calls, Lawmakers Say 2013-06-06T20:10:51Z The document published by the Guardian was signed by Judge Roger Vinson of the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on 25 April and lasts until 19 July. US confirms phone records collection 2013-06-06T19:42:49Z It was issued in late April by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, a secret court that meets in Washington, and allowed the government to collect the bulk data until July 19. U.S. collects Verizon phone records 2013-06-06T16:52:00Z He added: “It is simply what we call metadata that is never utilized by any government agency” unless an agency goes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges for further review of the information. Administration, lawmakers defend NSA program to collect phone records 2013-06-06T15:36:50Z Section 215 of the Patriot Act made it easier to get an order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to obtain business records so long as they were merely deemed “relevant” to a national-security investigation. U.S. Is Secretly Collecting Records of Verizon Calls 2013-06-06T03:54:07Z It was carried out by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court “under the business records section of the Patriot Act,” she said. U.S. Maintains Vast Database of Phone Calls, Lawmakers Say 2013-06-06T20:10:51Z The Electronic Frontier Foundation is turning to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court after the Justice Department refused to release the court’s opinion under a Freedom of Information Act request. Group wants special court to release ruling on unlawful U.S. surveillance 2013-05-22T17:41:34Z It allows national security officials to obtain authorization from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to track suspects for up to one year . Supreme Court dismisses challenge to surveillance law 2013-02-26T19:55:47Z First, the idea of a new secret national security court is popular because one already exists: the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, established in 1978 as a check on US spying on American citizens. Could 'Drone Courts' Help Check Obama's Power? 2013-02-14T22:07:20Z In 2002, for instance, a special federal appeals court, the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, granted the Justice Department broad new powers to use wiretaps obtained for intelligence operations in criminal cases. The 9/11 Decade: The 9/11Decade: Civil Liberties, Before and After 2011-09-07T09:00:01Z For most eavesdropping on embassies in Washington, federal law requires the F.B.I. to obtain an order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which meets in secret at the Justice Department. Leak Offers Look at Efforts by U.S. to Spy on Israel 2011-09-06T01:42:21Z In 2010, federal officials filed 1,579 requests with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court -- or six requests each working day and 50 percent more than in 2001 -- for electronic surveillance or physical searches. Bin Laden’s Death Won’t End His Toll on American Taxpayers 2011-05-12T05:35:00Z Agents had slipped secretly into Aldawsari's apartment, armed with a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. How the G-Man Got His Groove Back 2011-04-28T08:35:00Z |
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