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In re DNI/AG 702(h) Certification 2024-A and Its Predecessor Certifications [FISC Dockets 702(j)-24-01; 702(j)-24-02; 702(j)-24-03]

702(j)-24-01 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Filed Date: March 5, 2024

Closed Date: April 4, 2024

Background 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 lo…

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

In re DNI/AG 702(h) Certification 2024-A and Its Predecessor Certifications [FISC Dockets 702(j)-24-01; 702(j)-24-02; 702(j)-24-03]]

Sept. 16, 2019

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

In re DNI/AG 702(h) Certification 2024-A and Its Predecessor Certifications [FISC Dockets 702(j)-24-01; 702(j)-24-02; 702(j)-24-03]]

Oct. 19, 2020

Minimization Procedures Used by the National Counterterrorism Center in Connection with Acquisition of Foreign Intelligence Information Pursuant toSection 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as Amended

In re DNI/AG 702(h) Certification 2024-A and Its Predecessor Certifications [FISC Dockets 702(j)-24-01; 702(j)-24-02; 702(j)-24-03]]

Oct. 14, 2021

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 Surveillance Act of 1978, as Amended

In re DNI/AG 702(h) Certification 2024-A and Its Predecessor Certifications [FISC Dockets 702(j)-24-01; 702(j)-24-02; 702(j)-24-03]]

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

In re DNI/AG 702(h) Certification 2024-A and Its Predecessor Certifications [FISC Dockets 702(j)-24-01; 702(j)-24-02; 702(j)-24-03]]

Oct. 14, 2021

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Twitter v. Barr [Holder]

4:14-cv-04480 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 7, 2014

Closed Date: Jan. 8, 2024

[Note: This case was previously known as Twitter v. Holder, then Twitter v. Lynch, then Twitter v. Sessions] On October 7, 2014, Twitter -- an online social networking service -- filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under the Administrative Procedure Act. Twitter, represented by private counsel, asked the court for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief, a…
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Wikimedia Foundation v. National Security Agency

1:15-cv-00662 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: March 10, 2015

Closed Date: Feb. 21, 2023

On March 10, 2015, a collective of organizations interested in privacy, led by the Wikimedia Foundation, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for District of Maryland. The plaintiffs sued the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Justice under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq. The plaintiffs, represented by attorneys from the ACLU and private counsel, asked the court to declare “Upstream Surveillance” by the government to be unconstitutional, and …
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United States v. Hasbajrami

1:11-cr-00623 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 6, 2011

Case Ongoing

This case is the third time the government notified a criminal defendant that the evidence used against him was from a FISA warrantless wiretap. All the cases regarding criminal challenges to warrantless wiretapping are available in the criminal cases challenging FISA surveillance special collection. On September 6, 2011, Agron Hasbajrami, an Albanian citizen and a lawful U.S. permanent resident, was arrested boarding a flight to Istanbul, Turkey, on a one-way ticket. He was indicted two days l…
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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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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

see 14 additional documents
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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 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 (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 powe…
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Xi v. Haugen

2:17-cv-02132 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: May 10, 2017

Case Ongoing

This lawsuit is a challenge to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s allegedly unconstitutional surveillance and arrest of the plaintiff. The plaintiff filed the lawsuit on May 10, 2017 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiff initially sued an FBI special agent and other unnamed federal agents and officials. The case was heard by Judge R. Barclay Surrick. The plaintiff, a physics professor at Temple University, had been indicted and arrested in May 201…