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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, …

… 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 …

… Granting summary judgment for government, holding in FOIA action that OLC memo analyzing legality of electronic surveillance program was covered by client-attorney privilege. View document: …

… 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 …

… Defendant was not denied due process just because the district court conducted an ex parte, in camera review of FISA materials. See 827 F.2d at 476–77. View document: https://perma.cc/H5A5-TDEL … United States v. Ott, 827 …

… American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia, and the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (Movants) filed a Petition for Review seeking to appeal to the order …

… The Court found that the materials provided to support an application under FISA met the probable cause standard under the Fourth Amendment. 864 F.32d at 1491. As the government met Fourth Amendment standard, the Court did …

… The Court granted the movants’ motion to extend time to file their brief to April 9, 2020. The government’s responsive brief is due April 13, 2020. … Order, In re Opinions & Orders by the FISC Addressing Bulk Collection of …

… The Court granted the movants’ motion to extend time to file their brief to April 17, 2020. The government’s responsive brief is due April 22, 2020. … Order, In re Opinions & Orders by the FISC Addressing Bulk Collection …

… Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Court granted the movants relief to the requirement to submit bound paper copies of the brief with colored covers in accordance with Rule 14(d) of the Court’s Rules of Procedure. … …