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… Judge Walton responded to Senator Leahy’s request for information regarding certain operations and procedures of the FISC. Judge Walton provided descriptions ofthe process by which the Court reviews applications from the …

… Identical to the letter dated July 29, 2013, sent to Senator Leahy. … Letter from Reggie B. Walton, Presiding Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, to Charles E. Grassley, Ranking Member, Senate Comm. on the …

… Judge Walton authored a follow-up to his July 29, 2013 letter to Senator Grassley, in which he referenced his previous explanation of the process by which the FISC interacts with the executive branch while processing …

… Identical to the letter dated Oct. 11, 2013, sent to Senator Leahy. … Letter from Reggie B. Walton, Presiding Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, to Charles E. Grassley, Ranking Member, Senate Comm. on the …

… CDT argues (contra the Executive branch) that relying on minimization will not address the deficiencies in the PAA: (a) even if it meant that the gov’t would discard all USP communications intercepted (which it doesn’t), …

… Granting the motion of the plaintiffs in _Jewel v. NSA_ and _First Unitarian Church v. NSA_ for leave to correct the record, and ordering the government to make a filing explaining its failure to notify FISC of the March …

… Granting Mar. 11, 2014 motion for temporary relief from five-year data destruction rule pending resolution of preservation issues raised in _Jewel v. NSA_ and _First Unitarian Church v. NSA_. … Opinion and Order, In re …

… Denying government motion for a second amendment to the Jan. 3, 2014 primary order approving §215 collection, seeking to retain telephony metadata beyond five years for purposes of pending civil litigation. … Opinion and …

… Holding that the Nov. 15, 2013 amended minimization procedures are consistent with the requirements of 50 U.S.C. § 1881a(d)-(e) and the Fourth Amendment. Order approving the minimization procedures pursuant to …

… Holding that the certifications included as part of the July 31, 2012 submission contain the required statutory elements and that the targeting and minimization procedures adopted for use in connection with those …

… Finding that contrary to the Government’s argument in District Court, that FISC rules prevent the District Court from ordering disclosure of a FISC opinion if it is found to be subject to FOIA, the District Court has the …

… Noting noncompliance of NSA sharing of information requirements (NSA had created an email distribution list with 189 analysts, only 53 of whom had the adequate training and guidance and to whom BR metadata query results …

… Concluding that call detail records are subject to production under 50 U.S.C.§1861, addressing tension with 18 U.S.C.§§2702-2703 (relevant provisions of Electronic Communications Privacy Act) … Supplemental Opinion, In re …

… Holding that the court retained jurisdiction despite the lapse of the PAA, that the directives served on Yahoo! met the PAA statutory requirements and the Fourth Amendment, and that service providers can bring Fourth …

… Granting government’s motion to amend primary order to require the government to obtain the Court’s permission to use specific selection terms (or “seeds”) to query BR metadata. … Order Granting the Government’s Motion to …

… Order declassifying the Primary Order and Memo from Docket BR 13-158 from October 15, 2013. … Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things, No. BR …

… Order asking the government to conduct a declassification review of the Primary Order and Memorandum issued on October 11, 2013 for Docket BR 13-158. … Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an …

… Primary order granting application pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 1861 of call detail records or "telephony metadata" created by [redacted]. … Primary Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order …

… Date Redacted … Supplemental Order in light of potential non-compliance with preliminary court order restricting government access to the information past redacted date. … Supplemental Order, [REDACTED], No. PR/TT …

… Primary order granting application pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 1861 of call detail records or "telephony metadata" created by [redacted]. … Primary Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order …

… Order compelling representatives of the NSA and NSD to appear for a hearing in light of potential violations by the NSA of the provisions of the Court's September 3, 200 Order. … Order Regarding Further Compliance …

… Primary order granting application pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 1861 of call detail records or "telephony metadata" created by [redacted]. … Primary Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order …

… Primary order granting application pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 1861 of call detail records or "telephony metadata" created by [redacted]. … Primary Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order …

… Originally issued Sept. 10, 2013; also Nov. 18, 2013 with different redactions; Mar. 14, 2014 with different redactions … Redacted order involving potential violation of the Court's order and the NSA's minimization and …

… Primary order granting application pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 1861 of call detail records or "telephony metadata" created by [redacted]. … Primary Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order …

… Primary order granting application pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 1861 of call detail records or "telephony metadata" created by [redacted]. … Primary Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order …

… Primary order granting application pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 1861 of call detail records or "telephony metadata" created by [redacted]. … Primary Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order …

… Primary order granting application pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 1861 of call detail records or "telephony metadata" created by [redacted]. … Primary Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order …

… Date Redacted … Supplemental order directing government to provide additional information and other steps in reference to renewal of authority and concerns about use of PR/TTT metadata exceeding the scope of the authority …

… Primary order granting application pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 1861 of call detail records or "telephony metadata" created by [redacted]. … Primary Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order …

… Primary order granting application pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 1861 of call detail records or "telephony metadata" created by [redacted]. … Primary Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order …

… Order allowing NSA to continue to acquire call detail records of telephony metadata created by [redacted], but prohibiting the government from accessing BR meta data described in the opinion [redacted]. … Order, In re …

… Order asking the government to file written brief to help the Court assess whether initial orders in the docket should be modified and rescinded, and whether the Court should take action regarding person responsible for …

… Date Redacted … Order granting authorization of installation and use of pen register and trap and trace devices pursuant to U.S. §§1801-1811, 1841-1846. … Primary Order, [REDACTED], No. PR/TT [REDACTED], GID.C.00038 (FISA …

… 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 …

… Order setting a deadline for the Department of Justice to reply to the Motion, and directing the Electronic Frontier Foundation to provide additional information to the Court pursuant to FISC Rules. … Order, In re Motion …

… Order setting a deadline for the Department of Justice to respond to the ACLU and Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic for the Release of Court Records’ Motion, and directing Movants to submit additional information …

… Order setting deadlines for the government to respond to the Provider’s Motion and the Provider to file a reply brief. … Order, In re Directives Pursuant to Section 105B of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, No. …

… Order allowing for public disclosure of the pleadings and orders in the matter. … Order, In re Directives Pursuant to Section 105B of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, No. 105B(g) 07-01, GID.C.00183 (FISA Ct. June …

… Order in response to a motion submitted by Yahoo! directing the government to conduct a declassification review of a Memorandum Opinion and related legal briefs for redaction and publication, and ordering the government to …

… Order granting the government’s motion for a stay of proceedings due to lapse of appropriations, and ordering the government to notify the Court within five days after Congress has appropriated funds to the Department of …

… Order granting joint motion to allow Yahoo! pre-publication access to declassified Court documents, and establishing a timeline for Yahoo! to file motions regarding the release of the documents. … Order, In re Directives …

… Order setting deadlines for the government to respond to the Motion that Movant made public, and setting deadlines for the government to advise whether the motion contains classified information so that the Court could not …

… Order granting the government’s consent motion for extension of time, and extending the deadline for the government to respond to Google’s Motion. … Order, In re Motion for Declaratory Judgment of a First Amendment Right …

… Order granting government’s second consent motion for extension of time, and extending the deadline for the government to respond to Google’s Motion. … [Proposed] Order Granting Consent Motion for Second Extension of Time …

… Order granting government’s third consent motion for extension of time, and extending the deadline for the government to respond to Google’s Motion. … [Proposed] Order Granting Consent Motion for Third Extension of Time to …

… Order amending the briefing schedule 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 Publish Aggregate Info. About FISA …

… Order revising 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 …

… Order setting a briefing schedule for the government’s response to the Motion and the Movant’s reply, and directing the government to advise whether the Motion contains classified information and should not be published …

… Order granting the government’s Consent Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Microsoft’s Motion, and amending the briefing schedule. … Order, In re Motion to Disclose Aggregate Data Regarding FISA Orders, No. Misc. …