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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 …

… 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 …

… ACLU v. FBI, No. 11cv7562, 2015 WL 1566775 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2015) … USDC SDNY DOCUMENT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRONICALLY FILED SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DOC#: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - …

… Denying defendant’s motion “to compel production of the FISA applications, orders, and related material” and “suppression of all information obtained from the FISA surveillance.” 2006 WL 8436820, at *1. … United States v. …

… Concluding that “the Government may withhold the documents listed on its Vaughn index and any further information about them, under Exemptions 1 and 3 of FOIA.” 2015 WL 1566775, at *4. … ACLU v. FBI, No. 11cv7562, 2015 WL …

… FOIA request for classified § 215 report was denied based on Exemption 1 and 3. 838 F. Supp. 2d at 313, 315-17. After an in camera review, the Court found that the Exemptions applied and that there was no secret laws …

… ACLU brought action seeking documents related to bulk collection under Section 215. The Court found that the DOJ properly gave a Glomar response relating to the existence of bulk collection of information other than …