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… Affirming district court’s “dismissal of a complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted,” “except insofar as it dismissed the claim of the alien plaintiffs relating to a violation of the First …

… “Evidence obtained pursuant to FISA warrants was properly admitted into evidence against defendant because FISA was not rendered unconstitutional by a PATRIOT Act amendment that allows surveillance warrants to issue upon …

… Judicial review of telephone metadata program is not precluded by FISA. See 785 F. 3d at 805. Telephone metadata program was not authorized by text of section 215. Id. at 821. View document: …

… Granting summary judgment for government, holding in FOIA action that OLC memo analyzing legality of electronic surveillance program was covered by client-attorney privilege. View document: …

… Finding that “FISA does not completely preempt plaintiffs' state law claims.” 483 F. Supp. 2d at 940. View document: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=12836154213984084203&q=483… … In re NSA Telecomm. Records …

… “FISA preempts or displaces the state secrets privilege” in this case. 564 F. Supp. 2d. at 1124. “To proceed with their FISA claim, plaintiffs must present to the court enough specifics based on non-classified evidence to …

… Finding that “plaintiffs [] alleged enough to plead “aggrieved person” status so as to proceed to the next step in proceedings under [FISA].” 595 F. Supp. 2d at 1086. View document: …

… Finding that “section 803 [of the FISA Amendments Act] does not violate the Tenth Amendment.” 630 F. Supp. 2d at 1102. View document: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2074081794773837532&q=630+… … In re NSA …

… Finding that “FISA preempts the common law doctrine of the state secrets privilege.” 965 F. Supp. 2d at 1105. Also finding that defendants did not “[waive] sovereign immunity to sue for damages.” See id. at 1106–07. View …

… Held agencies did not waive right to assert Glomar responses, adequately substantiated cognizable harm under FOIA exemption, conducted adequate search, and properly redacted/withheld information and determining in camera …

… Plaintiff made FOIA request for “all decisions, orders, or opinions issued by FISC or FISCR between 1978 and June 1, 2015, that include a significant construction or interpretation of any law, including a significant …

… Granting Government motion for summary judgment in FOIA suit, denying plaintiffs information about notice of FISA surveillance/definition of “derived from.” On grounds they are covered by attorney-client privilege. … ACLU …

… “DOJ has established a proper basis for withholding, in full, the FISC orders and opinions at issue, and for withholding all names of telecommunications providers participating in the Call Records Collection Program, under …

… Denying defendant’s “motion to suppress” and for “disclosure of orders, applications, and related materials under [FISA];” also denying “motion for notice of and discovery about the use of surveillance pursuant to the FISA …

… Granting Government motion for summary judgment in FOIA suit, denying plaintiffs information about notice of FISA surveillance/definition of “derived from.” On grounds they are covered by attorney-client privilege. … ACLU …

… The Court found that the district court’s ex parte in camera review determining the legality of the surveillance and not requiring disclosure to defendant was in keeping with the enacted FISA procedures. 692 F.2d at 147. …

… Plaintiffs seek injunctive and declaratory relief that bulk collection constates an unlawful search under the Fourth Amendment. 800 F.3d at 561. The Court reversed the lower court’s preliminary injunction (which was stayed …

… Finding that the government properly withheld an OLC Opinion from FOIA disclosure due to the deliberative process privilege. 739 F.3d at 13. View document: …

… The Court, after extensive in camera review of the classified materials and public evidence, “finds that making any particularized determination on standing in order to continue the litigation may imperil the national …

… View document: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10444956725688475915&q=549… … John Doe, Inc. v. Mukasey, 549 F.3d 861 (2d Cir. 2008) … John Doe, Inc. v. …

… View document: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=14625398451423247357&q=930… … In re Nat’l Sec. Letter, 930 F. Supp. 2d 1064 (N.D. Cal. 2013) … In re Nat'l Sec. …

… The Court finds no merit in the defendants’ contention that FISA is either unconstitutionally broad, violates probable cause requirements of the Fourth Amendment, or deprives nonresident aliens of equal protection of the …

… Holding that: 1) “‘incidental collection’ of communications (that is, the collection of the communications of individuals in the United States acquired in the course of the surveillance of individuals without ties to the …