Special Collection: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

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The FISA Court (FISC) was established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to oversee government requests for foreign intelligence surveillance warrants by federal law enforcement agencies. Before the Edward Snowden disclosures in 2013, the opinions and pleadings from the FISC were nearly all classified, but many are now available in scattered locations. This Clearinghouse special collection brings these documents together in one place.

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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 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 (August 2008) (702, McLaughlin, J.)

[Redacted] | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: 2008

Closed Date: 2008

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 (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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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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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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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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[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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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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[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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[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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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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[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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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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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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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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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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Electronic Frontier Foundation v. U.S. Department of Justice

4:16-cv-02041 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 19, 2016

Closed Date: July 3, 2019

On April 19, 2016, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit organization concerned with technology-related civil liberty issues, filed suit in the United States District Court for the Norther…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Department of Justice

1:07-cv-00403 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 27, 2007

Closed Date: 2008

On February 27, 2007, the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed this individual lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiff sued the Department of Justice under the…

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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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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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