Special Collection: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act -- All Matters

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This Clearinghouse special collection brings together all the litigation we know about that deals with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (including the FISA Amendments Act). Many are newly declassified items from the docket of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC); others predate those recent disclosures.

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In re All Matters Submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

02-00429 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2002

Closed Date: Nov. 18, 2002

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA Matters, see our special collection.This case raised the question whether federal law enforcement officials can use the Foreign Intell…

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In re Directives to Yahoo Pursuant to Section 105B of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. [105B(g) 07-01]

07-00001 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2007

Closed Date: 2016

In 2012, leaks by Edward Snowden revealed many details about NSA surveillance programs that had been going on for many years. In the aftermath of those leaks, the government declassified many previou…

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In Re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an order requiring the production of tangible things from [redacted information] FISA Docket BR 06-05

06-00005 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2006

Closed Date: 2006

For the complete Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA Matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassificati…

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In re the matter of the application of the United States for an order authorizing the production of any tangible things from [redacted information] FISA Docket BR 06-09

06-00009 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2006

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re production of tangible things from [redacted information] FISA Docket BR 08-13

08-00013 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2008

Closed Date: 2009

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an order requiring the production of tangible things from [redacted information] FISA Docket BR 09-01

09-00001 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2009

Closed Date: 2009

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an order requiring the production of tangible things from [redacted information] FISA Docket BR 09-06

09-00006 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2009

Closed Date: 2009

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an order requiring the production of tangible things from [redacted information] FISA Docket BR 09-09

09-00009 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2009

Closed Date: 2009

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things from [redacted information] FISA Docket BR 09-13

09-00013 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2009

Closed Date: 2009

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an order requiring production of tangible things [redacted information] FISA Docket BR 09-15

09-00015 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2009

CHECK WESTLAW FOR ORDER For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], FISA Docket BR 13-109

13-00109 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2013

Closed Date: 2013

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], FISA Docket BR 13-158

13-00158 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2013

Closed Date: 2014

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Motion for Consent to Disclosure of Court Records or, in the Alternative, a Determination of the Effect of the Court's Rules on Statutory Access Rights [FISA Docket Misc. 13-01]

13-00001 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2013

Closed Date: 2013

In July 2012, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, request with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The FOIA request sought any writte…

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In re Motion to Disclose Aggregate Data Regarding FISA Orders [FISA Docket Misc. 13-04 (Microsoft Corporation)]

13-00004 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2013

Closed Date: 2014

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA Matters, see our special collection.In June 2013, several major newspapers, including the Guardian (London) and the Washington Post, r…

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In re Motion for Declaratory Judgment to Disclose Aggregate Data Regarding FISA Orders and Directives [FISA Docket Misc. 13-05 (Yahoo!, Inc.)]

13-00005 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2013

Closed Date: 2014

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA Matters, see our special collection.In June 2013, several major newspapers, including the Guardian (London) and the Washington Post, r…

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In re Motion for Declaratory Judgment to Disclose Aggregate Data Regarding FISA Orders and Directives [FISA Docket Misc. 13-06 (Facebook, Inc.)]

13-00006 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2013

Closed Date: 2014

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA Matters, see our special collection.In June 2013, several major newspapers, including the Guardian (London) and the Washington Post, r…

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In re Motion for Declaratory Judgment to Report Aggregated Data Regarding FISA Orders [FISA Docket Misc. 13-07 (LinkedIn Corporation)]

13-00007 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2013

Closed Date: 2014

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA Matters, see our special collection.In June 2013, several major newspapers, including the Guardian (London) and the Washington Post, r…

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FISA Docket PR-TT ---- (Kollar-Kotelly, J) (2004)

PR-TT [Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2004

Closed Date: 2004

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On November 18, 2013, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and p…

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FISA Docket PR-TT ---- (Walton, J.) (June 2009)

PR-TT [Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2009

Closed Date: 2009

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On November 18, 2013, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and p…

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FISA Docket PR-TT ---- (Bates, J.) (July 2010)

PR-TT [Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2010

Closed Date: 2010

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On November 18, 2013, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and p…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 06-08

06-00008 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2006

Closed Date: 2006

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 06-12

06-00012 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2006

Closed Date: 2007

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 07-04

07-00004 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2007

Closed Date: 2007

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 07-10

07-00010 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2007

Closed Date: 2007

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 07-14

07-00014 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2007

Closed Date: 2007

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 07-16

07-00016 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2007

Closed Date: 2008

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 08-01

08-00001 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2008

Closed Date: April 4, 2008

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 08-04

08-00004 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2008

Closed Date: June 27, 2008

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 08-07

08-00007 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2008

Closed Date: Aug. 22, 2008

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 08-08

08-00008 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2008

Closed Date: Dec. 12, 2008

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 10-10

10-00010 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2010

Closed Date: May 21, 2010

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 10-17

10-00017 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2010

Closed Date: Aug. 6, 2010

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 10-49

10-00049 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2010

Closed Date: Oct. 29, 2010

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 10-70

10-00070 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2010

Closed Date: Jan. 21, 2011

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 11-07

11-00007 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2011

Closed Date: April 15, 2011

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 11-57

11-00057 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2011

Closed Date: July 8, 2011

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 11-107

11-00107 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2011

Closed Date: June 22, 2011

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In the matter of the Application of United States for an Order Authorizing the Physical Search of Nonresidential Premises and Personal Property

81-[redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 1981

Closed Date: 1981

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA Matters, see our special collection.On November 2, 1981, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the U.S. Senate issued a report on th…

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In Re Electronic Surveillance and Physical Search of International Terrorist Groups, Their Agents, and Related Targets [Raw Take Order Docket 02-431]

02-00431 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2002

This is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) case that led to what NSA personnel have labeled the "Raw Take" order, issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) on July 22…

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In re Various Known and Unknown Agents of [Redacted]

Redacted | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2007

Closed Date: 2007

Following 9/11, the Bush administration undertook the "Terrorist Surveillance Program," which included warrantless wiretapping of foreign communications arguably covered by Foreign Intelligence Surve…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 14-01

14-00001 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2014

Closed Date: 2014

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 3, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence announced that the Foreign Intelligence…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], BR 10-82

10-00082 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2010

Closed Date: 2011

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On March 28, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and publ…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things from [REDACTED] [BR 09-19]

09-00019 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2009

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things from [Redacted], FISC BR 14-67

14-00067 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2014

Closed Date: 2014

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From [Redacted], FISA Docket BR 13-80

13-00080 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2013

Closed Date: 2013

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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[Redacted caption] Gov't Ex Parte Submissions of Reauthorization Certification and Related Procedures, Amended Certifications, and Request for an Order Approving Such Certification and Amended Certifications (April 2011) (702, Bates, J.)

[Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2011

Closed Date: Sept. 25, 2012

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection.The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 included a new title giving the government the authority to monito…

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In re proceedings required by 702(i) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 [Misc. 08-01]

08-00001 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2008

Closed Date: 2008

As explained in [Redacted]; FISA Court Authorizing Surveillance Procedures Under Protect America Act, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA) included a new title giving the government the authority to…

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In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things from [redacted], FISC BR 13-25

13-00025 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2013

Closed Date: 2013

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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FISA Docket PR-TT ---- (Judge Unknown) (April 2005)

PR-TT [Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2005

Closed Date: 2005

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FISA Docket PR-TT ---- (Walton, J.) (February 2009)

PR-TT [Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2009

Closed Date: 2009

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On November 18, 2013, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and p…

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FISA Docket PR-TT ---- (Walton, J.) (May 2009)

PR-TT [Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2009

Closed Date: 2009

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On November 18, 2013, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and p…

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FISA Docket PR-TT ---- (Walton, J.) (October 2009)

PR-TT [Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2009

Closed Date: 2009

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On November 18, 2013, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and p…

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FISA Docket PR-TT ---- (Judge Unknown) (Winter 2011)

PR-TT [Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2011

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In re Application of the FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things from [Redacted]. FISA Docket BR 14-125

14-00125 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2014

Closed Date: 2014

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Various Known and Unknown Agents of [Redacted]

Redacted | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2007

Closed Date: 2007

Following 9/11, the Bush administration undertook the "Terrorist Surveillance Program," which included warrantless wiretapping of foreign communications arguably covered by Foreign Intelligence Surve…

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In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things from [redacted], FISA Docket BR 14-166

14-00166 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2014

Closed Date: 2015

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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ACLU v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:13-cv-07347 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: 2013

Closed Date: 2017

On October 17, 2013, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under the Freedom of Info…

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In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things from [redacted], FISA Docket BR 15-24

15-00024 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2015

Closed Date: 2015

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things [FISA Docket Misc. 14-01]

14-00001 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2014

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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[In re DNI/AG 702(i) Certification 2008]

08-00001 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2008

The FISA Amendments Act (FAA), enacted in 2008, authorized the U.S. Government to compel providers of electronic communications services to assist the Government in acquiring foreign intelligence inf…

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[In re DNI/AG 702(i) certification 2009]

Redacted | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2009

The FISA Amendments Act § 702, enacted in 2008, authorized the U.S. Government to compel providers of electronic communications services to assist the Government in acquiring foreign intelligence inf…

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In re DNI/AG [702] Certification 2010-A

10-00002 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2010

Closed Date: 2010

In this matter, the FISA Court reviewed the government's July 15, 2010 certification and amended minimization procedures under FISA § 702(i). For an overview of FISA Court review under § 702(i), see …

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[Redacted]; FISA Court Authorizing Surveillance Procedures Under Protect America Act

Redacted | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2007

Closed Date: 2008

As discussed in detail in In re Various Known and Unknown Agents of [Redacted], the Protect America Act (PAA) was passed in 2007 in order to avoid compliance with the FISA Court's interpretation of t…

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In re Applications of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for Orders Requiring the Production of Tangible Things [BR 15-77 & 15-78]

15-BR-00077 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2015

In 2015, the U.S. government submitted these two applications to the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) under Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (as ame…

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In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things from [redacted]

15-00099 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2015

Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the National Security Agency (NSA) began the bulk collection of "telephony metadata" from all available domestic phone calls. This metadata did not…

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[Redacted Caption] Gov't Ex Parte Submissions of Reauthorization Certification and Related Procedures, Amended Certifications, and Request for an Order Approving Such Certification and Amended Certifications (August 2014) (702, Hogan, J.)

[Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2014

Closed Date: 2014

Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1881a et seq., permits the Attorney General (AG) and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to conduct foreign intelligence surveilla…

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In re [Redacted] a U.S. Person

PR/TT 2016 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2016

Closed Date: 2016

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) matters, see our special collection. On January 21, 2016, the government submitted an applicat…

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[Caption Redacted] Government's Ex Parte Submission of [Redacted] and Related Procedures and Request for an Order Approving [Redacted] and Procedures (2009) (702, McLaughlin, J.)

[redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2009

Closed Date: 2009

In June 2017, in response to a lawsuit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the federal government released eighteen previously classified opinions by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Co…

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[Caption Redacted] Government's Ex Parte Submission of [Redacted] and Related Procedures and Request for an Order Approving [Redacted] and Procedures (2010) (702, Bates, J.)

[redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2010

Closed Date: 2010

In June 2017, in response to a  lawsuit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the federal government released eighteen previously classified opinions by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance C…

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[Caption Redacted] Government's Ex Parte Submission of [Redacted] and Related Procedures and Request for an Order Approving [Redacted] and Procedures (July 2012) (702, Walton, J.)

[redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2012

Closed Date: 2012

In June 2017, in response to a  lawsuit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the federal government released eighteen previously classified opinions by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance C…

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[Caption Redacted] Government's Ex Parte Submission of [Redacted] and Related Procedures and Request for an Order Approving [Redacted] and Procedures (November 2013) (702, Walton, J.)

[redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2013

Closed Date: 2013

In June 2017, in response to a  lawsuit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the federal government released eighteen previously classified opinions by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance C…

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In re Matters Before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Relating to Carter Page & Declassified by Order of the President on February 2, 2018 [FISA Docket Misc. 18-02]

18-00002 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2018

Case Ongoing

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requires the government to obtain a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) before it may conduct any domestic electronic surv…

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Judicial Watch, Inc.'s Motion for Publication of Court Transcripts [FISA Docket Misc. 18-03]

18-00003 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2018

Case Ongoing

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requires the government to obtain a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) before it may conduct any domestic electronic surv…

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Order Amending the Rules of Procedure for the Court [FISCR Docket 18-02]

18-00002 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2018

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requires the government to obtain a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) before it may conduct any domestic electronic surv…

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[Caption Redacted] DNI/AG 702(h) Cerifications 2018 (July 2019) (702, Cabranes, J.; Tallman, J.; Sentelle, J.)

[redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2018

Closed Date: 2019

Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, 50 U.S.C. § 1881a, permits the Attorney General (AG) and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to conduct foreign intelligence surveillance targe…

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Semiannual Assessment of Compliance with Procedures and Guidelines Issued Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (March 2019) (702)

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2018

Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, 50 U.S.C. § 1881a, permits the Attorney General (AG) and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to conduct foreign intelligence surveillance targe…

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In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for Orders Requiring the Production of Call Detail Records

[Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2015

Closed Date: Dec. 31, 2015

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA Matters, see our special collection.On November 30, 2015, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) issued a primary order gr…

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NATIONAL SECURITY
In re Petition to Set Aside or Modify Directive Issued to [Redacted]

[Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2022

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection.  Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, 50 U.S.C. § 1881a, permits the Attorney General …

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[Redacted] Non-U.S. Persons

[Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2020

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On September 27, 2021, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) approved applications b…

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NATIONAL SECURITY
In re DNI/AG 702(h) Certifications 2020-A, 2020-B, 2020-C, and Predecessor Certifications [FISC Docket 702(j)-20-01; 702(j)-20-02; 702(j)-20-03; 08-1833; BR 13-49]

20-00001 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

This entry summarizes an order that the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) issued in multiple cases related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). On September…

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NATIONAL SECURITY
[Redacted Caption] Gov't Application for an Order for Electronic Surveillance

[Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

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 S…

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NATIONAL SECURITY
In re DNI/AG 702(h) Certification 2023-A and Its Predecessor Certifications [FISC Docket 702(j)-23-01; 702(j)-23-02; 702(j)-23-03]

23-00001 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: March 13, 2023

Closed Date: April 11, 2023

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2008, 50 U.S.C. § 1881a, permits the Attorney General (AG) and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to conduct…

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American Civil Liberties Union v. National Security Agency

1:23-cv-00907 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Feb. 3, 2023

Closed Date: April 15, 2024

On February 3, 2023, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), representing itself, filed this lawsuit against the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the National Se…

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[Redacted Caption] Gov't Ex Parte Submission of Reauthorization Certifications and Related Procedures, Ex Parte Submission of Amended Certifications, and Request for an Order Approving Such Certifications and Amended Certifications (April 2022) (702, Contreras, J.)

[Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: Oct. 18, 2021

Closed Date: April 21, 2022

Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, 50 U.S.C. § 1881a, permits the Attorney General (AG) and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to conduct foreign intelligence surveillance targe…

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NATIONAL SECURITY
Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability, Inc. v. United States Department of Justice

1:20-cv-03657 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Dec. 14, 2020

Case Ongoing

On December 14, 2020, the Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability, a nonpartisan nonprofit that advocates for privacy from government surveillance, filed this lawsuit in the United States…

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Page v. Comey

1:20-cv-03460 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Nov. 27, 2020

Case Ongoing

This case is related to the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse's coverage of the Carter Page Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants. For more information on litigation to disclose t…

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[Redacted Caption] Gov't Ex Parte Submission of Reauthorization Certifications & Related Procedures, Ex Parte Submission of Amended Certifications & Request for an Order Approving Such Certifications & Amended Certifications (Nov. 2020) (702, Boasberg J.)

[Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: Oct. 19, 2020

Case Ongoing

Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, 50 U.S.C. § 1881a, permits the Attorney General (AG) and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to conduct foreign intelligence surveillance targe…

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NATIONAL SECURITY
In Re Accuracy Concerns Regarding FBI Matters Submitted to the FISC (December 2019) (Collyer, J.)

19-00002 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: Dec. 17, 2019

Case Ongoing

On December 17, 2019, FISC issued an order responding to allegations that the FBI provided false information in connection to the surveillance of U.S. citizen Carter Page, In Re Motion for Publicatio…

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In re Accuracy Concerns Regarding FBI Matters Submitted to the FISC [FISC Docket Misc. 19-02]

19-00002 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: Dec. 17, 2019

Case Ongoing

This Clearinghouse entry focuses on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court’s (FISC) response to revelations of flawed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant applications against Tr…

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Page v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:19-cv-03149 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 21, 2019

Closed Date: Sept. 11, 2020

This case is related to the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse's coverage of the Carter Page Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants. For more information on litigation to disclose t…

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[Redacted Caption] Gov't Ex Parte Submission of Reauthorization Certifications & Related Procedures, Ex Parte Submission of Amended Certifications & Request for an Order Approving Such Certifications & Amended Certifications (Dec. 2019) (702, Boasberg J.)

[Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: Sept. 17, 2019

Closed Date: Dec. 6, 2019

Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, 50 U.S.C. § 1881a, permits the Attorney General (AG) and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to conduct foreign intelligence surveillance targe…

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NATIONAL SECURITY
In Re Motion for Publication of Records (May 2019)

19-00001 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: May 22, 2019

Case Ongoing

On May 22, 2019, John Solomon and the Southeastern Legal Foundation (movants) moved for the publication of FISC records regarding: 1) any records or documents related to any investigation that an att…

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Statistical Transparency Report Regarding Use of National Security Authorities (April 2019)

N/A | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: April 30, 2019

Closed Date: 2019

On April 30, 2019, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), consistent with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as amended by U.S.C. § 1873(b), released this report …

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In re [Redacted], Non-U.S. Persons

19-00218 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: Dec. 12, 2018

Closed Date: March 5, 2020

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA Matters, see our special collection.On December 12, 2018, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) submitted a draft application on t…

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NATIONAL SECURITY
Motion of Thomas C. Goldstein For Appointment As Amicus Curiae and For Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief [FISA Docket Misc. 18-04]

18-00004 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: Dec. 11, 2018

Closed Date: April 11, 2019

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requires the government to obtain a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) before it may conduct any domestic electronic surv…

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United States v. Daher

2:18-cr-20559 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Aug. 14, 2018

Closed Date: Jan. 18, 2022

This is a federal criminal case where the government attempted to introduce evidence obtained through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). On August 14, 2018, two operators of a Detroit …

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Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States DOJ

1:18-cv-01050 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 3, 2018

Closed Date: 2018

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requires the government to obtain a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) before it may conduct any domestic electronic surv…

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N.Y. Times Co. v. United States DOJ

1:18-cv-02054 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 7, 2018

Closed Date: 2018

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requires the government to obtain a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) before it may conduct any domestic electronic surv…

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NATIONAL SECURITY
FISA Court Matters relating to disclosure of Carter Page surveillance records: Four FISC cases [FISC Misc. 18-01, Misc. 18-02, Misc. 18-03, and Misc. 19-01]

18-00001 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: Feb. 6, 2018

Closed Date: Sept. 15, 2020

In October 2016, the U.S. government first applied for a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant against Carter Page, the former foreign policy advisor to Donald Trump's 2016 presidentia…

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Xi v. Haugen

2:17-cv-02132 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: May 10, 2017

Case Ongoing

This lawsuit is a challenge to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s allegedly unconstitutional surveillance and arrest of the plaintiff. The plaintiff filed the lawsuit on May 10, 2017 in the U.S. D…

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James Madison Project v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:17-cv-00597 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 4, 2017

Closed Date: Oct. 31, 2020

This case is part of the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse's coverage of the Carter Page Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants. For more information on litigation to disclose the …

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ACLU v. NSA

1:16-cv-08936 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Nov. 17, 2016

Closed Date: Dec. 11, 2017

On November 11, 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union and its Foundation filed an action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA…

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NATIONAL SECURITY
In re Opinions and Orders of this Court Containing Novel or Significant Interpretations of Law [FISA Docket Misc. 16-01; FISCR Docket Misc. 20-02]

16-00001 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: Oct. 19, 2016

Case Ongoing

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) matters, see our special collection.   On October 19, 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union…

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In re Carter W. Page: A U.S. Person [FISA dockets 16-1182, 17-52, 17-375, 17-679]

16-01182 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: Oct. 1, 2016

Case Ongoing

In 2016, the FBI sought and obtained a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant against Trump 2016 campaign foreign policy advisor Carter Page. The warrant applications against Page alleg…

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[Caption Redacted] Government’s Ex Parte Submission of Reauthorization Certifications and Related Procedures, Amended Certifications, and Request for an Order Approving Such Certifications (September 2016) (702, Collyer, J.)

[Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: Sept. 17, 2016

Closed Date: April 26, 2017

Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, 50 U.S.C. § 1881a et seq., permits the Attorney General (AG) and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to conduct foreign intelligence surveillan…

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NATIONAL SECURITY
The New York Times Company v. United States Department of Justice

1:16-cv-07020 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 8, 2016

Closed Date: Oct. 26, 2017

On September 7, 2016, the New York Times and one of its reporters specializing in national security issues filed a complaint under 5 U.S.C. § 552 (the Freedom of Information Act) in the U.S. District…

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United States v. Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab

1:16-cr-00181 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 17, 2016

Closed Date: Oct. 31, 2019

This is the eighth time the Justice Department has notified a criminal defendant that evidence being used against him came from a FISA warrantless wiretap, a move that is expected at some point to se…

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United States v. Mohammad

3:15-cr-00358 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2015

Closed Date: Jan. 22, 2019

On September 30, 2015, Yahya Farooq Mohammad, Ibrahim Zubair Mohammad, Asif Ahmed Salim, and Sultane Roome Salim were indicted in U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Ohio for conspiracy t…

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Valdez v. National Security Agency

2:15-cv-00584 | U.S. District Court for the District of Utah

Filed Date: Aug. 8, 2015

Closed Date: Sept. 27, 2018

On August 8, 2015, six U.S. citizens who had their email, text message, and telephone call metadata collected by the government during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, filed sui…

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N.Y. Times Co. v. U.S. Department of Treasury

1:15-cv-05740 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: July 22, 2015

Closed Date: 2016

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requires the government to obtain a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) before it may conduct any domestic electronic surv…

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[Redacted Caption] Gov't Ex Parte Submissions of Reauthorization Certification and Related Procedures, Amended Certifications, and Request for an Order Approving Such Certification and Amended Certifications (November 2015) (702, Hogan, J.)

[Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: July 15, 2015

Closed Date: Nov. 6, 2015

Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1881a et seq., permits the Attorney General (AG) and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to conduct foreign intelligence surveilla…

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In re [redacted], a U.S. Person

15-00052 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: June 16, 2015

Closed Date: 2015

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requires the government to obtain a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) before it may conduct any domestic electronic surv…

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NATIONAL SECURITY
In re Motion in Opposition to Government's Imminent or Recently-Made Request to Resume Bulk Data Collection Under PATRIOT Act § 215 [Misc. 15-01]

15-00001 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: June 5, 2015

Closed Date: June 29, 2015

On June 5, 2015, FreedomWorks Foundation, a non-profit political advocacy group, filed this motion in the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to oppose the government's request for the conti…

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In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things from [redacted] [BR 15-75]

15-00075 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: June 2, 2015

Closed Date: June 29, 2015

Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the National Security Agency (NSA) began the bulk collection of "telephony metadata" from all available domestic phone calls. This metadata did not…

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Wikimedia Foundation v. National Security Agency

1:15-cv-00662 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: March 10, 2015

Case Ongoing

On March 10, 2015, a collective of organizations interested in privacy, led by the Wikimedia Foundation, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for District of Maryland. The plaintiffs sued th…

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The New York Times Company v. National Security Agency

1:15-cv-02383 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 12, 2015

Closed Date: 2016

On January 12, 2015, the New York Times (“the Times”) submitted a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request to the National Security Agency (“NSA”) pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S…

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Twitter v. Barr [Holder]

4:14-cv-04480 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 7, 2014

Case Ongoing

[Note: This case was previously known as Twitter v. Holder, then Twitter v. Lynch, then Twitter v. Sessions] On October 7, 2014, Twitter -- an online social networking service -- filed a lawsuit in t…

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United States v. Gartenlaub

8:14-cr-00173 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 27, 2014

Case Ongoing

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requires the government to obtain a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) before it may conduct any domestic electronic surv…

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In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things from [Redacted], FISA BR 14-96

14-00096 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: June 19, 2014

Closed Date: Sept. 12, 2014

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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Schuchardt v. Obama

2:14-cv-00705 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: June 2, 2014

Closed Date: March 2, 2020

On June 2, 2014, a private individual filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiff sued the National Security Agency under the De…

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Leopold v. National Security Agency

1:14-cv-00805 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 14, 2014

Closed Date: 2017

On May 14, 2014, the plaintiff, a freelance investigative reporter, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiff sued the National Security Agency (NSA) a…

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In re Motion of ProPublica, Inc. for the Release of Court Records [FISC Docket Misc. 13-09]

13-00009 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: Nov. 12, 2013

Closed Date: Sept. 15, 2020

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA Matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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In re Opinions & Orders of this Court Addressing Bulk Collection of Data under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act [FISA Docket Misc. 13-08, FISCR docket 20-1]

13-00008 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: Nov. 7, 2013

Closed Date: April 24, 2020

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection.   On January 17, 2014, following the disclosure of various dragnet National Security Agency (NSA)…

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First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles v. National Security Agency

4:13-cv-03287 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 10, 2013

Case Ongoing

On September 10, 2013, organizations, associations, and advocacy groups, their staffs, and their members who subscribed to major American telecommunication companies filed this lawsuit in the U.S. Di…

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Klayman v. Obama

1:13-cv-00881 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 12, 2013

Closed Date: Feb. 5, 2019

This is the first U.S. District Court to rule on the National Security Agency's ("NSA") so-called "Bulk Telephony Metadata Program" under Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1…

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In re Orders Issued by This Court Interpreting Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act [FISA Docket Misc. 13-02]

13-00002 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: June 12, 2013

Closed Date: Aug. 27, 2014

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA Matters, see our special collection. On January 17, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and pu…

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Smith v. Obama

2:13-cv-00257 | U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho

Filed Date: June 12, 2013

Closed Date: 2016

On June 12, 2013, a private citizen Verizon Wireless subscriber filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, under the Administrative Procedure Act and the Constitution, a…

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ACLU v. Clapper

1:13-cv-03994 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: June 11, 2013

Closed Date: May 14, 2018

On June 11, 2013, the ACLU and the New York Civil Liberties Union filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the National Security Agency ("NSA"). The…

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In re Motion for Declaratory Judgment of a First Amendment Right to Publish Aggregate Information about FISA Orders [FISA Docket Misc. 13-03 (Google); Misc. 13-04 (Microsoft); Misc. 13-05 (Yahoo!); Misc. 13-06 (Facebook); Misc. 13-07 (LinkedIn)]

13-00003 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: June 11, 2013

Closed Date: Jan. 27, 2014

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA Matters, see our special collection.In June 2013, several major newspapers, including the Guardian (London) and the Washington Post, r…

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In re: National Security Letter, Under Seal v. Holder (Sealed)

3:13-cv-01165 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: March 14, 2013

Case Ongoing

For the complete Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA Matters, see our special collection. This Clearinghouse entry describes litigation between the government and the internet in…

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United States v. Qazi

0:12-cr-60298 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: Nov. 30, 2012

Case Ongoing

Two brothers, both naturalized U.S. citizens from Pakistan, were arrested while plotting to conduct a terrorist attack using a weapon of mass destruction in New York City in November 2012. They were …

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U.S. v. Daoud

1:12-cr-00723 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 15, 2012

Case Ongoing

On September 15, 2012, the government initiated criminal prosecution of the defendant in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon after arresting the defendant the day before. The governmen…

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Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Department of Justice

1:12-cv-01441 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 30, 2012

Closed Date: 2015

On August 30, 2012, Plaintiff Electronic Frontier Foundation filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The Plaintiff sought injunctive relief against Defend…

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United States v. Muhtorov

1:12-cr-00033 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Jan. 19, 2012

Closed Date: Oct. 3, 2022

Introduction & Importance of this Case In early 2012, the federal government initiated criminal prosecution of Jamshid Muhtorov (January 19) and Bakhityor Jumaev (March 14) in the U.S. District Court…

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ACLU v. FBI

1:11-cv-07562 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Oct. 26, 2011

Closed Date: 2015

On October 26, 2011, the ACLU filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to compel the …

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Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Department of Justice

4:11-cv-05221 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 26, 2011

Closed Date: 2015

On October 26, 2011, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit civil liberties organization, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California under the Free…

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United States v. Hasbajrami

1:11-cr-00623 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 6, 2011

Case Ongoing

This case is the third time the government notified a criminal defendant that the evidence used against him was from a FISA warrantless wiretap. All the cases regarding criminal challenges to warrant…

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In re National Security Letter (3 cases)

3:11-cv-02173 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: May 2, 2011

Case Ongoing

For the complete Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA Matters, see our special collection. This case involves a dispute over administrative subpoenas known as National Security L…

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Fazaga v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

8:11-cv-00301 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 22, 2011

Case Ongoing

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requires the government to obtain a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) before it may conduct any domestic electronic surv…

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United States v. Mohamud

3:10-cr-00475 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: Nov. 29, 2010

Case Ongoing

On November 19, 2013, the Department of Justice notified Mohamed Osman Mohamud, the criminal defendant in this case, that it had used evidence from a FISA warrantless wiretap in the proceedings leadi…

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USA v. Moalin

3:10-cr-04246 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 22, 2010

Case Ongoing

On October 22, 2010, three immigrants from Somalia were indicted on criminal charges in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. The case was assigned to Judge Jeffrey Miller.…

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ACLU v. Office of Dir. of National Intelligence

1:10-cv-04419 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: June 3, 2010

Closed Date: 2012

On June 3, 2010, the ACLU filed this lawsuit against the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) requesting an injunction requiring compliance with a FOIA request submitted to the ODNI…

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Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Department of Justice

1:10-cv-00755 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 11, 2010

Closed Date: 2011

On May 11th, 2010, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a non-profit corporation based out of California focused on civil liberties issues relating to technology, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. …

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In re Electronic Surveillance and Physical Search of Foreign Powers and Agents of Foreign Powers

[Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: Oct. 8, 2008

This case relates to electronic surveillance conducted by the federal government pursuant to Title I of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). On October 2, 2008, the government filed a mo…

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Jewel v. National Security Agency

4:08-cv-04373 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 18, 2008

Case Ongoing

On September 18, 2008, AT&T customers filed this putative class action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the United States. The plaintiffs, represented by the…

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Amnesty v. Clapper

1:08-cv-06259 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: July 10, 2008

Closed Date: 2013

On 07/10/2008, plaintiffs--a group of attorneys, journalists, and human rights, labor, legal, and media organizations represented by the American Civil Liberties Union--filed suit in United States Di…

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Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence

3:08-cv-01023 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 20, 2008

On February 20, 2008, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The plaintiff sued the Office of the Director of …

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In re Motion for Release of Court Records

07-00001 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: Aug. 9, 2007

Closed Date: 2007

On August 9, 2007, the ACLU filed a motion with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA Court) requesting release of the Court's records regarding the government's surveillance of foreign t…

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Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation v. Bush

4:07-cv-00109 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Jan. 9, 2007

Closed Date: 2012

On February 28, 2006, Al-Haramain Oregon (a non-profit organization) and two of its attorneys filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon under the Foreign Intelligence Surv…

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FISA Docket PR-TT ---- (Judge Unknown) (September 2006)

PR-TT [Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: Sept. 25, 2006

Closed Date: Nov. 1, 2006

For the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse collection of FISA matters, see our special collection. On November 18, 2013, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and p…

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In re National Security Agency Telecommunications Records Litigation

3:06-md-01791 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: May 26, 2006

The Consolidation of Cases into 06-MD-1791 On August 9, 2006, the Judicial Panel on Multi District Litigation (MDL Panel) created this matter, MDL No. 06-1791, and set its venue in the Northern Distr…

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Shubert v. Obama

4:07-cv-00693 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: May 17, 2006

Case Ongoing

On May 17, 2006, American citizens who use the telephone and internet filed a putative class action lawsuit on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated in the United States District Court f…

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Hepting v. AT&T

4:06-cv-00672 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Jan. 31, 2006

Closed Date: 2012

On January 31, 2006, AT&T telephone and internet customers filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against AT&T Corp. and AT&T Inc. The plainti…

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Center for Constitutional Rights v. Obama

3:07-cv-01115 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Jan. 17, 2006

Closed Date: 2013

On January 17, 2006, the Center for Constitutional Rights and five of its attorneys who represented clients suspected of involvement with terrorist organizations, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District…

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ACLU v. NSA

2:06-cv-10204 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Jan. 17, 2006

Closed Date: 2007

On January 17, 2006, a group of organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and a number of individuals, filed a law suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…

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Mayfield v. United States

6:04-cv-01427 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: Oct. 4, 2004

Closed Date: Nov. 5, 2007

On October 4, 2004, a practicing lawyer and his family members filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon against the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Invest…

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United States v. Nicholson

1:96-cr-00448 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Nov. 5, 1996

Closed Date: 1997

On November 5, 1996, the U.S. charged the defendant with espionage, attempted espionage, and conspiracy to commit espionage, all in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 794. The U.S., represented by the U.S. Att…

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