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… Judge Collyer sent a letter to Senator Wyden regarding the FISC’s use of technical advisors, and detailed the FISC’songoing efforts to locate and assess suitable technical advisors to serve as amici curiae pursuant to the …

… Judge Collyer responded to a request from Chairman Nunes for access to transcripts of certain FISC hearings, and explained that his request for documents related to specific FISA applications was novel and required the …

… Judge Collyer responded to a request from Chairman Goodlatte for access to certain documents, which the Chairman simultaneously requested from the executive branch. Judge Collyer noted the novelty of the request for …

… Mem. Op. and Order, [REDACTED], No. [REDACTED] (FISA Ct. Apr. 26, 2017). … ets | United Statas Foreign intelligence Surveillance Comt = — | tent 4 | | APR 26 207 LeeAnn Flynn Hall, Clerk of Court FOP SECRETYSH/OREON/NOFORN …

… Holding that 2016 certifications, as amended by 2017 amendments, comply with 50 U.S.C. §§1881a(d)-(e) and are consistent with the Fourth Amendment. Order finding that the 2016 and 2017 certifications contain all statutory …

… The Court dismissed for lack of jurisdiction the motion of the ACLU, and Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic due to lack of standing (insufficient showing of injury in fact). Dismissing motion of ACLU and Media …

… Granting government motion to amend the standard minimization procedures for the purpose of disseminating information to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) for a law enforcement purpose, and to …

… Declining a petition filed by [REDACTED] “to vacate, modify, or reaffirm” a Jan. 3, 2014 production order. … Opinion and Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an Order Requiring Production of …

… Denying motion for disclosure of prior FISC decisions on the grounds that “neither FISA nor the …[FISC] Rules of Procedure…require, or provide for discretionary, disclosure of the Requested Opinions in the circumstances of …

… Holding that the 2014 Directives meet the requirements of §702 and are otherwise lawful, including inter alia, that they are consistent with the Fourth Amendment as there is no “distinctive or heightened risk of the …

… Order denying Thomas C. Goldstein’s motion for “appointment as amicus curiae and for leave to file an amicus curiae brief to assist the Court in deciding whether the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney …

… Finding that the circumstances of the case fall within the applicable standard to install and use pen register/trap and trace devices. Order authorizing the installation and use of pen register and tap and trace devices …

… Responding to an application to establish an early warning system to alert the government to the presence of FPs/AFPs in the United States, noting that the new procedures “would enable the Government to direct electronic …

… Rejecting the definition of “facility” from the Jan. 10, 2007 foreign content order and finding that probable cause findings for selectors must be made by FISC, not the NSA. … Order and Memorandum Opinion, In re …

… Court order that Movants file a brief setting forth the basis for their assertion of FISC subject matter jurisdiction over their claim; Order directing Professor Laura Donohue serve as amicus curiae; Order directing the …

… Ordering certification of question as to whether Movants adequately established Article III standing to assert their claim of a qualified First Amendment right of public access to FISC judicial opinions. … Certification of …

… Order denying motion for leave to appear as Amicus Curiae by the Landmark Legal Foundation (finding the appearance would be improper). … Order, In re Unknown Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Orders, Not Docketed, …

… After a majority of Judges voted in favor of en banc reconsideration with respect to the constitutional standing of the matter before the court, an order that Movants and the United States submit briefs with respect to …

… Order granting extension for review of the 2016 Certifications to give time for the government to complete the review as consistent with national security. … Order, [REDACTED], No. [REDACTED], GID.C.00126 (FISA Ct. Oct. …

… Order unsealing the declassified documents for Docket Number: BR 14-01, _In Re Application of the FBI for An Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things_ … Order Regarding Unsealing and Publication, In re Application …

… Order compelling the government to submit a memo detailing why the petitioner's identity as recipient of the production order would constitute national security information and the basis for redaction of other words in the …

… Primary order requiring production to the National Security Agency of call detail records or "telephony metadata" created by [redacted]. … Primary Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an …

… Primary order requiring production to the National Security Agency of call detail records or "telephony metadata" created by [redacted]. … Primary Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an …

… Order granting the motion of the United States to unseal memo for the limited purpose of allowing the government to submit the document to various Senate and House intelligence committees. … Order, [REDACTED], No. BR …

… 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 …

… May 31 application to establish an early warning system to alert the government to the presence of FPs/AFPs in the United States. Discusses the facilities that would be subject to surveillance and the probable cause to …

… Order establishing a Petition challenging a production order was not frivolous, and establishing a schedule for the government to respond. … Scheduling Order, In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an …

… Order granting the ACLU’s Motion for a briefing schedule, and setting filing dates. … Scheduling Order, In re Opinions & Orders of this Court Containing Novel or Significant Interpretations of Law, No. Misc. 16-01, …

… Order amending the briefing schedule for a Motion for release of court records. … Amended Scheduling Order, In re Opinions & Orders of this Court Containing Novel or Significant Interpretations of Law, No. Misc. 16-01, …

… Order requesting parties meet and confer on whether to stay the case. … Order, In re Opinions & Orders of this Court Containing Novel or Significant Interpretations of Law, No. Misc. 16-01, GID.C.00230 (FISA Ct. Mar. 27, …

… Order granting in part a Motion to modify the scheduling order and setting a new briefing schedule. … Order Granting in Part the Movants’ Request to Modify the Scheduling Order, In re Opinions & Orders of this Court …

… The Court responds to reports that the FBI provided false information to the National Security Division (NSD) of the DOJ, and withheld information from NSD which was detrimental to the FBI’s case in connection with four …

… The Court previously received a Rule 13(a) preliminary and supplemental letter from the government which stated previous submissions to the Court regarding applications targeting Carter W. Page included misstatements or …

… Pursuant to Rule 62(a) of the FISC Rules of Procedures, the Court orders that the Dec. 5th, 2019 order in Misc. 19-02 be published to the Court’s website. … Order of Publication, In re Accuracy Concerns Regarding FBI …

… Dismissing plaintiff’s claim “alleging a violation of FISA.” 2016 WL 3982450, at *8. … Gill v. DOJ, No. 15-824 (RMC), 2016 WL 3982450 (D.D.C. July 22, 2016). … Case 1:15-cv-00824-RMC Document 17 Filed 07/22/16 Page 1 of 17 …

… Dismissing without prejudice as frivolous a suit alleging FISA surveillance. … May v. Bellenger, No. 19-cv-0101 (MHH-TMP), 2019 WL 1877594 (N.D. Ala. Mar. 28, 2019). … Case 2:19-cv-00101-MHH-TMP Document 12 Filed 03/28/19 …

… Holding that “(1) [the Court] has subject matter jurisdiction over the Motion for the Release of Court Records; and (2) the First Amendment does not confer a qualified right of public access to the material sought by the …

… Denying the ACLU’s and the Media Freedom and Information Clinic’s motion for the release of court records … Order, In re Opinions & Orders of this Court Addressing Bulk Collection of Data Under the Foreign Intelligence …

… Denying the ACLU’s and the Media Freedom and Information Clinic’s motion for the release of court records. Denying the Motion to Consolidate Docket Nos. Misc. 13-08 & 16-01. … Order, In re Opinions & Orders of this Court …

… Begins after Verified Application … The Court authorized the United States to conduct electronic surveillance and physical search of the target. The authorization regarding Carter W. Page expires on Jan. 13, 2017. … …

… The Court granted a Verified Application, finding probable cause to believe the targets are agents of a foreign power and that each of the facilities at which electronic surveillance is direcuted is being used or about to …

… EPIC requested production of a § 1809 opinion referenced in GID.C.00073. See id. at 54-55. The Court found that the DOJ declarations were sufficient to show that the opinion is classified and properly withheld under FOIA …

… FISC Title I Primary Order [Date REDACTED], signed by Roger Vinson (so between May 4, 2006 and May 3, 2013) (content significantly redacted) … FISC Title I Primary Order Authorized for Public Release by ODNI TOP …