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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; …

… Doyle discusses early judicial reaction to the PATRIOT Act, inspector General's Reports on NSL Amendments, Post-Amendment Judicial Action, and the recommendations of the President's Review Group. … CHARLES DOYLE, CONG. …

… Discusses controversial aspects of the USA PATRIOT Act and exploring the arguments that undergirded support for and opposition to the measures. … EDWARD C. LIU & CHARLES DOYLE, CONG. RES. SERV., R40980, GOVERNMENT …

… 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 …

… Denying defendant’s motion that judge recuse himself because judge was “a member of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (‘FISA Court’).” 955 F. Supp. at 583. View document: …

… “FISA Satisfies the Requirements of the Fourth Amendment.” 955 F. Supp. at 590. “FISA Violates neither the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment nor the Right to Counsel Provided by the Sixth Amendment.” Id. at 592. …

… Denying defendant’s “motion to suppress all evidence derived from any searches and surveillance conducted pursuant to FISA.” 437 F. Supp. 2d at 555. View document: …