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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 public release of numerous orders approving the National Security Agency's ("NSA") so-called "Bulk Internet Metadata Program" under Section 402 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ("FISA"), commonly referred to as the Pen Register and Trap and Trace (PR/TT) provision, or Section 214 o…

Government’s Second Letter to Judge Bates to Confirm Understanding of Issues Relating to the FISC’s Authorization to Collect Metadata (August 2010)

July 1, 2010

Government’s Application for Use of Pen Register/Trap and Trace Devices for Foreign Intelligence Purposes

July 1, 2010

NSA IG Memo Announcing its Audit of NSA’s Controls to Comply with the FISA Court’s Order Regarding Pen Register/Trap and Trace Devices (Winter 2011)

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

Dec. 1, 2011

NSA IG Memo Suspending its Audit of NSA after the NSA’s PRTT Metadata Program Expired (Winter 2011)

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

Dec. 1, 2011

Third Letter in Response to FISC Questions Concerning NSA Bulk Metadata Collection Using Pen Register/Trap and Trace Devices

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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, 2002. Prior to this order, with only narrow exceptions, NSA was authorized to share information gathered under FISA only after "minimization," which included deleting non-foreign-intelligence information and the names of most U.S. persons. This order authorized sharing of raw--unminimized--infor…

Standard Minimization Procedures for Electronic Surveillance Conducted by the National Security Agency (NSA) (Exhibit B to 2 May 2002 Motion)

July 1, 1997

Motion for Amended Orders Permitting Modified Minimization Procedures

In Re Electronic Surveillance and Physical Search of International Terrorist Groups, Their Agents, and Related Targets

May 10, 2002

CIA Minimization Procedures for Information from FISA Electronic Surveillance and Physical Search Conducted by the FBI (Exhibit A to May 10 2002 Motion)

In Re Electronic Surveillance and Physical Search of International Terrorist Groups, Their Agents, and Related Targets

May 10, 2002

Order

In Re Electronic Surveillance and Physical Search of International Terrorist Groups, Their Agents, and Related Targets

May 10, 2002

Order

July 22, 2002

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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 gas station were indicted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan for the crime of defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The defendants allegedly bought SNAP funds from recipients with cash at a discounted price, then fraudulently billed th…
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Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States DOJ

1:18-cv-01050 | U.S. District Court for the 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 surveillance to acquire foreign intelligence information. The warrant applications are made ex parte and must include a sworn statement by a federal officer of the facts and circumstances relied upon to justify the government's belief that the target of surveillance is a foreign power or an agent of a f…
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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 surveillance to acquire foreign intelligence information. The warrant applications are made ex parte and must include a sworn statement by a federal officer of the facts and circumstances relied upon to justify the government's belief that the target of surveillance is a foreign power or an agent of a f…
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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 Northern District of California against the United States Department of Justice under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. §552. The case was assigned to Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.It was public knowledge that the government had attempted to compel third parties to assist in surveillance activities,…
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Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Department of Justice

1:12-cv-01441 | U.S. District Court for the 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 Defendants Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy (OIP), and National Security Division (NSD) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552. The Plaintiff is a non-profit corporation based in Massachusetts focused on informing policy makers and the general public about civil lib…
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Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Department of Justice

1:07-cv-00403 | U.S. District Court for the 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 Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552. The plaintiff, representing itself, sought injunctive and monetary relief, claiming that the defendant wrongfully withheld agency records requested by the plaintiff. Specifically, the plaintiff claimed the defendant withheld records concerning o…
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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 on November 18, 2009. The original FOIA request included requests for records in seven categories, all related to the government's surveillance programs authorized under FISA Amendments Act § 702 (FAA § 702). For an overview of FAA § 702 surveillance programs, see <a href="http://www.clearinghouse.…
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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…