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… Finding it unnecessary to appoint an amicus curiae as the question before the court is a matter of statutory interpretation for which “only a single reasonable or rational outcome” exists; and determining that the USA …

… Ordering declassification of a redacted version of the Feb. 19, 2013 FISC opinion in No. BR-25 and finding that the second redaction proposal passes muster. … Opinion and Order Directing Declassification of Redacted …

… Ruling on ACLU motion to release FISC opinions: motion denied with respect to records that are part of ongoing FOIA litigation; government ordered to conduct declassification review of other opinions. … Opinion and Order, …

… Finding that the circumstances of the case fall within the applicable standard to install and use pen register/trap and trace devices. Order authorizing the installation and use of pen register and tap and trace devices …

… Responding to an application to establish an early warning system to alert the government to the presence of FPs/AFPs in the United States, noting that the new procedures “would enable the Government to direct electronic …

… Rejecting the definition of “facility” from the Jan. 10, 2007 foreign content order and finding that probable cause findings for selectors must be made by FISC, not the NSA. … Order and Memorandum Opinion, In re …

… Primary order requiring production to the National Security Agency of call detail records or "telephony metadata" created by [redacted]. … Primary Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an …

… Order granting the motion of the United States to unseal memo for the limited purpose of allowing the government to submit the document to various Senate and House intelligence committees. … Order, [REDACTED], No. BR …

… Primary Order granting requiring production of call detail records or "telephony metadata" of [redacted] pursuant to U.S. §1861. … Primary Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order …

… May 31 application to establish an early warning system to alert the government to the presence of FPs/AFPs in the United States. Discusses the facilities that would be subject to surveillance and the probable cause to …

… Order granting the government’s motion for stay of further proceedings, ordering a declassification review of an opinion evaluating Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act, and ordering the government to submit a proposed …

… Order directing the government to submit a detailed explanation of its conclusion that a FISC opinion on Section 215 of the Patriot Act is classified in full and cannot be made public, even in redacted form. … Order, In re …

… Order amending the briefing schedule and extending the deadline for the government to respond to Google’s Motion, and for Google to reply. … Order, In re Motion for Declaratory Judgment of a First Amendment Right to …

… Opinion and order granting Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic’s Motion for Reconsideration of dismissal for lack of Article III standing, which the government did not oppose, and reinstating MFIAC as a party to …

… Denying defendant’s motion for disclosure of FISA materials. 521 F. Supp. 2d at 130. Minimization procedures required by FISA do not apply to defendants who are not “unconsenting United States persons” and thus do not …

… After receiving notice pursuant to 50 U.S.C. §§ 1806(c) and 1825(d) that the Government would offer into evidence information derived from FISA surveillance, the defendant moved to disclose FISA-related materials. The …

… FISC Title I Primary Order [Date REDACTED], signed by Roger Vinson (so between May 4, 2006 and May 3, 2013) (content significantly redacted) … FISC Title I Primary Order Authorized for Public Release by ODNI TOP …