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… Identifies potential legal questions related to a range of Congressional proposals introduced post-§ 215 to alter FISC/FISCR: public advocates, amicus curiae, en banc panels, voting rules, selection of FISC/FISCR judges; …

… Considers the legal nature of the office of a public advocate, Article II’s Appointments Clause, and Article III restrictions. … ANDREW NOLAN ET AL., CONG. RES. SERV., R43260, REFORM OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE …

… Addresses host of bills designed to make procedural and operational changes to FISC including amicus curiae, en banc proceedings, voting rules requiring between 60 and 100% of the judges to concur. … ANDREW NOLAN & RICHARD …

… Order amending Rule 15(d) of the Rules of Procedure of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review changing the requirements and format of amicus curiae submitted to the court. … Order, Order …

… Granting motion from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for leave to file an additional brief as amicus curiae in support of movants. … Order, In re Certification of Questions of Law to the Foreign …

… Directing parties to the proceeding to file supplemental briefs, and appointing Professor Laura Donohue to serve as amicus curiae. … Order, In re Certification of Questions of Law to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance …

… Denying defendant’s “motion to compel disclosure of any ongoing surveillance pursuant to Title III or FISA is denied.” 2002 WL 1836755, at *7. … United States v. Abdel Sattar, No. 02 Cr. 395(JGK), 2002 WL 1836755 (S.D.N.Y. …

… Denying “[a]ll of the defendant’s motions to suppress the fruits of the FISA evidence” 2003 WL 22137012 at *22. Finding that “the FISA surveillance was lawfully authorized and executed.” Id. … United States v. Abdel …

… Denying defendant’s motion for evidentiary hearing “on both ‘government noncompliance with discovery obligations, principally concerning electronic surveillance evidence,’ and the ‘admissibility of electronic surveillance …