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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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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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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 Electronic Frontier Foundation and private counsel, claimed that the federal government's electronic surveillance program violated the Fourth Amendment, First Amendment, separation of powers, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the Wiretap Act, the Electronic Communications Privacy Ac…
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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 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. The Director's press release is av…

Motion for the Release of Court Records, Declaration of Richard Tofel, Certification of Bar Membership and Security Clearance Status

In re Motion of Propublica for the Release of Court Records [Misc. 13-09]

Nov. 12, 2013

Briefing Order

In re Motion of Propublica for the Release of Court Records [Misc. 13-09]

Nov. 13, 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 Motion of Propublica for the Release of Court Records [Misc. 13-09]

Nov. 26, 2013

Brief of Amici Curiae

In re Motion of Propublica for the Release of Court Records [Misc. 13-09]

Nov. 26, 2013

U.S. Opposition to Propublica Motion

In re Motion of Propublica for the Release of Court Records [Misc. 13-09]

Dec. 11, 2013

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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 Declaratory Judgment Act and FISA Title V. The plaintiff alleged violations of his First and Fourth Amendment rights and requested declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief. Specifically, the plaintiff alleged that both metadata and content of his Gmail, Facebook, and Dropbox accounts were compromi…
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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 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 granting the government's Verified Application for Orders Requiring the Production of Call Detail Records. Though that order was not publicly released, Judge Thomas F. Hogan released a memorandum opinion on December 31, 2015 analyzing the application in accordance with Sections 101 and 103 of the USA …
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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. District Court for the Northern District of California against the National Security Agency ("NSA"), the Department of Justice, and the United States of America. The plaintiffs, represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and private counsel, sought an injunction permanently enjoining the United…
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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 1978 ("FISA"), commonly referred to as Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act. Under the program, the NSA has apparently collected records from large telecommunication companies about virtually all domestic telephone calls. These records, termed "telephony metadata," include the phone numbers placed an…
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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.C. § 552. The Times sought copies of all NSA Inspector General Reports related to three topics: the NSA’s content collection activities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”) amendments section 702 (and the predecessor law, the Protect America Act); bulk phone records collected un…