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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; …

… 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 …

… Finding “no abuse of discretion in the district court's conclusion that disclosing the FISA materials to [defendant] was not necessary.” 786 F.3d at 1112. View document: …

… [Section II.C discusses the constitutionality of FISA, whether FISA-obtained evidence needs to be disclosed to defendants, whether FISA's in camera, ex parte procedure violates defendants’ right to due process, and the …

… Denying defendant’s “motion to compel disclosure of any ongoing surveillance pursuant to Title III or FISA is denied.” 2002 WL 1836755, at *7. … United States v. Abdel Sattar, No. 02 Cr. 395(JGK), 2002 WL 1836755 (S.D.N.Y. …

… Denying “[a]ll of the defendant’s motions to suppress the fruits of the FISA evidence” 2003 WL 22137012 at *22. Finding that “the FISA surveillance was lawfully authorized and executed.” Id. … United States v. Abdel …

… Denying defendant’s motion for evidentiary hearing “on both ‘government noncompliance with discovery obligations, principally concerning electronic surveillance evidence,’ and the ‘admissibility of electronic surveillance …