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United States v. Lavabit

1:13-ec-00297 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: July 9, 2013

Closed Date: 2014

In June 2013, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) served a grand jury subpoena on Lavabit, LLC, an email provider for billing and subscriber information associated the email address of a target of an ongoing criminal investigation. On June 10, 2013 the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued an order by request of the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2703(d), requiring Lavabit to disclose identifying information associated with the email address. Info…

Order

In Re Application of the United States of America for an Order Pursuant to 18 U.S.C § 2703(d)

June 10, 2013

Order

In the Matter of the Application of the United States of America for an Order Authorizing the Installation and Use of a Pen Register/Trap and Trace Device on an Electronic Mail Account

June 28, 2013

Order Compelling Compliance Forthwith

In the Matter of the Application of the United States of America for an Order Authorizing the Installation and use of a Pen Register/Trap and Trace Devixe on an Electronic Mail Account

June 28, 2013

Motion for Entry of an Order to Compel

In the Matter of the Application of the United States of America for an Order Authorizing the Installation and use of a Pen Register/Trap and Trace Device on an Electronic Mail Account

June 28, 2013

Order to Show Cause

In the Matter of the Application of the United States of America for an Order Authorizing the Installation and use of a Pen Register/Trap and Trace Devixe on an Electronic Mail Account

July 9, 2013

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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, reported on the National Security Agency's intelligence collection programs based on the classified documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Both the Guardian and the Post included reports that U.S. internet companies were allowing the NSA to tap directly into their central servers.…

Microsoft Corporation's Motion for Declaratory Judgment or Other Appropriate Relief Authorizing Disclosure of Aggregate Data Regarding Any FISA Orders It Has Received

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

June 19, 2013

Order [Informing Government of Timetable to Bar Potentially Classified Information from Public]

In re Amended Motion for Declaratory Judgment of a First Amended Right to Publish Aggregate Information About FISA Orders [FISA Docket Misc. 13-03]

June 20, 2013

Response of the United States to the Court's Order Dated June 20, 2013

In re Amended Motion for Declaratory Judgment of a First Amended Right to Publish Aggregate Information About FISA Orders [FISA Docket Misc. 13-03]

June 25, 2013

Order [Granting Government's Consent Motion for Extension of Time]

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

July 3, 2013

Brief of First Amendment Coalition, American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Democracy and Technology, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Techfreedom as Amici Curiae in Support of the Motion for Declaratory Judgment

In re Amended Motion for Declaratory Judgment of a First Amended Right to Publish Aggregate Information About FISA Orders [FISA Docket Misc. 13-03]

July 8, 2013

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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) surveillance programs by Edward Snowden, the Director of National Intelligence authorized the declassification and public release of numerous orders approving the NSA's so-called "Bulk Telephony Metadata Program" under Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ("FISA"), commo…

Motion for the Release of Court Records

In re Opinions and Orders of this Court Addressing Bulk Collection of Data Under The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Nov. 7, 2013

Briefing Order

In re Opinions and Orders of this Court Addressing Bulk Collection of Data Under The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Nov. 8, 2013

Motion of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 25 Media Organizations for Leave to File Brief as Amici Curiae

In re Opinions and Orders of this Court Addressing Bulk Collection of Data Under The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Nov. 26, 2013

Brief of Amici Curiae

In re Opinions and Orders of this Court Addressing Bulk Collection of Data Under The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Nov. 26, 2013

The United States' Opposition to the Motion for The Release of Court Records

In re Opinions and Orders of this Court Addressing Bulk Collection of Data Under The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Dec. 6, 2013

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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 for the District of Colorado. Both defendants were charged with providing, conspiring to provide, and attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization, in violation of Title 18, U.S.C. § 2339B. Defendants were represented by the Federal Public Defender (Muhto…
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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 Investigation (FBI), under Bivens and 50 U.S.C §§ 1804 and 1823 (electronic surveillance and physical searches under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)). The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, asked the court for injunctive and declaratory relief, alleging that the defendants conduc…
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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

Closed Date: June 12, 2017

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 indicted on two counts: (1) conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and (2) conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction. This case was assigned to Judge Robert N. Scola Jr. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. On December 6, 2012, the U.S. Department of Ju…
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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 to provide and conceal material support and resources to terrorists, for providing material support and resources to terrorists and for conspiracy to obstruct justice. Farooq Mohammad and Ibrahim Mohammad were additionally indicted for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The defendants were appointed f…
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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 by the U.S. government to conduct a physical search of the redacted targets (who were non-US persons) pursuant to Title III of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The method of the search was new, though the details have been redacted. Judge Rudolph Contreras was assigned to the case. T…
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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 2, 2021, Judge Rudolph Contreras of the FISC issued an order addressing the FBI's use of information that had come from surveillance conducted pursuant to various FISA provisions: Section 702 (foreign targeting), Title I (electronic surveillance), Title III (physical searches), and Title V (busines…
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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…