FISA
What the Inspector General’s Latest FISA Report Can (and Can’t) Tell Us
Adam Klein Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 8:01 AM
In light of the Inspector General’s latest report, how worried should we be about the state of the FISA process?
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Summary: Declassified Nov. 2020 FISC Opinion
Vishnu Kannan Tue, Jun 22, 2021, 10:42 AM
On April 26, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) declassified a Nov. 18, 2020, ruling issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The decision grants the U.S. government’s request for approval to continue collecting information on non-U.S. persons in order to acquire foreign intelligence information under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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What I Found in 19 FISA Applications
Adam Klein Fri, Jun 18, 2021, 10:47 AM
A set of 19 complete FISA applications offered a chance to form impressions about what these applications contain, and how the information is presented, across different FBI agents and government attorneys and over a span of five years.
FISA Reform
The Inspector General’s Disturbing FISA Memo
Benjamin Wittes Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 8:34 PM
It appears that the facts presented in a lot of FISA applications are not reliable.
FISA Reform
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee’s Proposed Changes to FISA
Jeremy Gordon Thu, Feb 27, 2020, 11:11 AM
On Monday, Feb. 24, the House Judiciary Committee introduced legislation that would amend and reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
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Office of the Director of National Intelligence Releases Section 702 Documents and Opinions
Mikhaila Fogel Tue, Oct 8, 2019, 3:58 PM
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released partially redacted documents related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court’s (FISC) authorization of the 2018 certifications under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The FISC initially approved most parts of the certification, but ruled that other aspects of the FBI protocols concerning information regarding U.S. persons were inadequate.
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Document: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 2017 Annual Report
Matthew Kahn Thu, Apr 26, 2018, 1:17 PM
The director of the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts released the following report on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court’s activities during 2017. The report states that the FISC received 1,614 applications—granting 1,147, modfying 391 in part, denying 50 in part, and denying 26 in full.