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… Mem. Op. and Primary Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order Requiring Production of Tangible Things from [REDACTED], No. BR 13-158, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157765 (FISA Ct. Oct. 11, …

… 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 …

… Granting motion by the Center for National Security Studies to file an amicus brief on why §215 does not authorize bulk collection of telephony metadata records, and denying motions for reconsideration or en banc review, …

… Authorizing bulk metadata collection and agreeing with Judge Eagan’s July 2013 Mem. Op. in BR 13-109 that collection of bulk telephone metadata meets the §215 relevance standard and, under _Smith v. Maryland_, that the …

… 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, …

… Holding that the targeting and minimization procedures used in this case are consistent with the requirements of 50 U.S.C. §§1881a(d)-(e) and with the Fourth Amendment, noting government noncompliance in relation to …

… Holding that the minimization procedures for the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) and amendments to FBI procedures (which would permit the FBI to provide to NCTC information relating to international terrorism and …

… Holding §702 targeting and minimization procedures used in this case are consistent with the requirements of 50 U.S.C. §§1881a(d)-(e) and with the Fourth Amendment, noting that in 2008 the government reported …

… Holding §702 targeting and minimization procedures used in this case are consistent with the requirements of 50 U.S.C. §§1881a(d)-(e) and with the Fourth Amendment, referencing a Sept. 4, 2008 Memorandum Opinion and …

… Holding that the targeting and minimization procedures at issue are consistent with the 4th Amendment and the government is not require to obtain a warrant for acquisitions pursuant to the procedures in question. … …

… Denying ACLU’s motion (a) to be notified of the caption and briefing schedule for any proceedings under §702(i) in which the Court would consider legal questions relating to the scope, meaning, and constitutionality of the …

… Amendment to Primary Order removing redacted phrase but ordering that all other provisions of the Primary Order remain in force. … Amendment to Primary Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an …

… Order granting government's request authorizing Section 702 targeting and minimization procedures. … Order, In re DNI/AG Certification [REDACTED], No. 702(i)-08-01, GID.C.00029 (FISA Ct. Sept. 4, 2008) (McLaughlin, J.) … …

… 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 …

… Order declining to treat the Center for National Security Studies’ letter as a Motion, and allowing the Center to re-submit its requests in the form of a Motion that complies with FISC rules. … Order, In re Application of …

… Order granting Center for National Security Studies’ Motion to file amicus curiae brief not to exceed 7000 words. … Order Granting Leave for Center for National Security Studies to File Brief of Amicus Curiae Not Exceeding …

… 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 …

… Order granting the government’s motion to extend the time limit of the court to issue orders concerning the DNI/AG 702(g) [Redacted] and the amendment to the minimization procedures to [Redacted] 2010 … Order, [REDACTED], …

… Order requiring the government to file a brief addressing issues arising from the government’s earlier Ex Parte Submission. … Order, [REDACTED], No. [REDACTED], GID.C.00246 (FISA Ct. 2010) (McLaughlin, J.) … All withheld …

… 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 …

… “FISA surveillance of [defendants] was lawfully authorized and conducted.” 952 F.2d at 572. View document: https://perma.cc/9L2J-EQZZ … United States v. Johnson, 952 F.2d 565 (1st Cir. 1991). … US v. Johnson, 952 F. 2d 565 …

… FISA Title I FISC Primary Order [Date and Docket REDACTED] (NB: content almost entirely redacted), signed by Mary McLaughlin (so between May 19, 2008 and May 18, 2015) … FISA Title I FISC Primary Order Authorized for …