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In this case, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) authorized the U.S. government to conduct electronic surveillance on a foreign power pursuant to Title I of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The federal government asked the court to approve a new technique used by the National Security Agency to target a foreign power and gain foreign intelligence information. The details of the new technique, and the target of the surveillance, were redacted. Judge Roger Vinson was assigned to the case.
The court approved the surveillance technique, subject to specific minimization procedures. The court ordered that the government submit a report about what information it had collected within fifteen days after each month in which the surveillance technique was used. The FISC authorized public release of this order on August 12, 2022, though the date of the order itself is redacted. This case is presumed closed.
Summary Authors
Venesa Haska (2/3/2024)
Last updated Dec. 4, 2023, 3 a.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: District of Columbia
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act -- All Matters
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Key Dates
Case Ongoing: No reason to think so
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
The United States Attorney General, on behalf of the National Security Agency
Plaintiff Type(s):
U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Case Details
Causes of Action:
FISA Title I Warrant (Electronic Surveillance), 50 U.S.C. §§ 1801-1812
Constitutional Clause(s):
Unreasonable search and seizure
Special Case Type(s):
Warrant or subpoena application
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Warrant/Order allowing surveillance
Source of Relief:
Content of Injunction:
Warrant/order for search or seizure
Issues
General/Misc.: