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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 infrastructure company Cloudflare about National Security Letters. For a similar case involving phone company CREDO Mobile, see here (the "prior case"). This case involves a dispute over administrative subpoenas known as National Security Letters (NSLs). In 1986, Congress empowered the FBI to issue N…
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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 the warrants that inspired this case, please see this link. For a summary of the warrants and information on ongoing efforts by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to protect the confidential information in them, see this link. The FISA requires the government to obtain a warrant from…
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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 Letters (NSLs). In 1986, Congress empowered the FBI to issue NSLs as part of authorized investigations to protect against international terrorism and clandestine intelligence activities. NSLs are directed to electronic communications service providers in order to obtain specified limited information;…

Petition of Plaintiff to Set Aside National Security Letter and Nondisclosure Requirement Imposed in Connection Therewith; Memorandum of Points and Authorities

In Re Matter of National Security Letter

May 2, 2011

Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Petition of Plaintiff to Set Aside National Security Letter and Nondisclosure Requirement Imposed in Connection Herein

In Re Matter of National Security Letter

May 2, 2011

Petition of Plaintiff to Set Aside National Security Letter and Nondisclosure Requirement Imposed in Connection Therewith; Memorandum of Points and Authorities

In Re Matter of National Security Letter

May 2, 2011

Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief

The United States Department of Justice vs. UNDER SEAL

June 2, 2011

Memorandum in Opposition to Petition to Set Aside National Security Letter

In Re Matter of National Security Letter

July 22, 2011

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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 Security Agency (NSA), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. In this lawsuit, the American Civil Liberties Union sought public release of opinions from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) regard…
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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 for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiffs sued the President of the United States of America, the National Security Agency and the Attorney General under the Declaratory Judgment Act and Bivens. Represented by private counsel, they sought declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief, claim…
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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 motion to amend the FBI Standard Electronic Surveillance and Physical Search Minimization Procedures. The proposed amendments authorized the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) to access information obtained pursuant to FISA in the FBI's Automated Case Support (ACS) database, as long as the NCTC o…
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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 public release of numerous orders approving the National Security Agency's ("NSA") so-called "Bulk Telephony Metadata Program" under Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ("FISA"), commonly referred to as Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act. Press release available here. Unde…
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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 Surveillance Act (FISA). The federal government asked the court to approve a new technique used by the National Security Agency to target a foreign power and gain foreign intelligence information. The details of the new technique, and the target of the surveillance, were redacted. Judge Roger Vinson …
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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 foreign intelligence surveillance targeting the communications of non-U.S. persons located abroad. The government need not establish probable cause that the target of electronic surveillance is a foreign power or agent of a foreign power, nor must the government specify the nature and location of t…

Procedures Used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for Targeting Non-United States Persons Reasonably Believed to be Located Outside the United States to Acquire Foreign Intelligence Information Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as Amended

Re: Section 702 2023 Certification

March 8, 2023

Minimization Procedures Used by the Central Intelligence Agency in Connection with Acquisitions of Foreign Intelligence Information Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as Amended

Re: Section 702 2023 Certification

March 13, 2023

Minimization Procedures Used by the Nation Counterterrorism Center in Connection with Acquisitions of Foreign Intelligence Information Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as Amended

Re: Section 702 2023 Certification

March 13, 2023

Querying Procedures Used by the National Security Agency in Connection with Acquisitions of Foreign Intelligence Information Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as Amended

Re: Section 702 2023 Certification

March 13, 2023

Querying Procedures Used by the Federal Bureau of Intelligence in Connection with Acquisitions of Foreign Intelligence Information Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as Amended

Re: Section 702 2023 Certification

March 13, 2023

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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 targeting the communications of non-U.S. persons located abroad. The government need not establish probable cause that the target of electronic surveillance is a foreign power or agent of a foreign power, nor must the government specify the nature and location of the facilities or places that surveillanc…

Querying Procedures Used by the Central Intelligence Agency in Connection with Acquisitions of Foreign Intelligence Information Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as Amended

Re: Section 702 2021 Certification

Sept. 16, 2019

Querying Procedures Used by the National Security Agency in Connection with Acquisitions of Foreign Intelligence Information Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as Amended

Re: Section 702 2021 Certification

Oct. 19, 2020

Querying Procedures Used by the National Counterterrorism Center in Connection with Acquisitions of Foreign Intelligence Information Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as Amended

Re: Section 702 2021 Certification

Oct. 19, 2020

Minimization Procedures Used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Connection with Acquisitions of Foreign Intelligence Information Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Act of 1978, as Amended

Re: Section 702 2021 Certification

Oct. 14, 2021

Minimization Procedures Used by the Central Intelligence Agency in Connection with Acquisitions of Foreign Intelligence Information Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as Amended

Re: Section 702 2021 Certification

Oct. 14, 2021

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