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… Finding that Movants have adequately established Article III standing to assert their claim of a qualified First Amendment right of public access to FISC judicial opinion; Particularly, Movants have demonstrated that the …

… Authorizing collection of all post-cut-through digits under a PR/TT order in the absence of reasonably available technology to distinguish between content and non-content DRAS, subject to a prohibition on the affirmative …

… FISCR holding that petitioner easily exceeded the threshold for standing, determining that the directives issued to communications service providers under the PAA, requiring production of customers’ data, were consistent …

… Bringing down the wall, overturning the FISA Ct. ruling, and allowing foreign intelligence searches to be used even when the primary purpose of the collection is a criminal investigation. … In re Sealed Case, 310 F.3d 717, …

… Order amending Rule 15(d) of the Rules of Procedure of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review changing the requirements and format of amicus curiae submitted to the court. … Order, Order …

… Granting motion from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for leave to file an additional brief as amicus curiae in support of movants. … Order, In re Certification of Questions of Law to the Foreign …

… Directing parties to the proceeding to file supplemental briefs, and appointing Professor Laura Donohue to serve as amicus curiae. … Order, In re Certification of Questions of Law to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance …

… FOR CLASSIFIED INFORMATION ALL INDIVIDUALS HANDLING THIS INFORMATION ARE REQUIRED TO PROTECT IT FROM UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE IN THE INTEREST OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES. HANDUNG, STORAGE, REPRODUCTION AND …

… The Court held that proposed FBI query procedures failed to comply with §702(f)(1)(B) insofar as they did not include a procedure whereby FBI personnel document, to the extent reasonably feasible, whether a particular …

… 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 “appropriate venue for this action under § 1391(b)(2) is the Eastern District of Virginia.” 689 F. Supp. 2d at 161. View document: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10453313891902166968&q=689… … …

… 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 …

… Denying EPIC’s motion for preliminary injunction. 15 F. Supp. 3d at 49. “[P]laintiff [EPIC] submitted a document request to defendant Department of Justice (“DOJ”) under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) seeking …

… “EPIC challenges the government's withholding of information in the SARs that pertains to summaries of FISC legal opinions, descriptions of the scope of the FISC's jurisdiction, and discussions of process improvements on …

… Finding that “plaintiffs have failed to show an injury that could be redressed by the injunctive relief they request.” 280 F. Supp. 3d at 54 (“plaintiffs seek three distinct forms of declaratory and injunctive relief: (1) …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… Denying motion for summary judgment in FOIA request to obtain FISA applications sought under FOIA after White House press release and President’s tweets indicated material be declassified. … James Madison Project v. DOJ, …

… American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia, and the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (Movants) filed a Petition for Review seeking to appeal to the order …

… The Court ordered the movant, ACLU, to show cause why the FISCR has authority to entertain a petition for review, seeking an appeal to the order in GID.C.000285 dismissing their motion for records for lack of jurisdiction, …

… EFF brought suit after DOJ denied FOIA request for an Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) Opinion memorandum. 892 F. Supp. 2d at 96-97. The Court found that the material was properly withheld under Exemption 1 (national …

… The Court found that subscribers had a substantial likelihood of success in claiming their Fourth Amendments rights were violated by the NSA’s bulk telephony metadata program. 957 F. Supp. 2d at 25-42. View document: …

… After a FOIA requesters had attempted for years to get information about EPA official’s phone calls, e-mails, and text messages, they made a FOIA request to the NSA for the same information. The Court held that the NSA’s …

… The Court denied cross-motions for summary judgment relating to a FOIA suit for FISA related material, including 25 semi-annual reports to Congress. The Court ordered further government declarations, a revised Vaughn …

… 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 …

… The Court held that the FOIA request for unredacted reports relating to the investigation into Russian interference with the 2016 election was properly withheld under Exemption 5. 487 F. Supp. 3d at 20. Note that on Oct. …

… The Court declined to entertain the ACLU’s petition to revisit the Court’s decision in GID.CA.00013, holding that it "is unpersuaded that the Movant has shown cause as to why this Court has jurisdiction to consider its …

… 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. …

… 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. … …

… Before the Court was a petition by Movants to reconsider the lower court’s opinion rejecting the claim that the withholding of redacted, non-public material classified by the Executive Branch violates the Movants' First …

… After Kevin Clinesmith pleaded guilty to one count of false statements in connection with the preparation of an application for renewal of a surveillance warrant for the FISC, the District Court granted Carter Page, the …

… EFF requested disclosure of further redactions of GID.C.00073. The Court held that the released document was properly redacted under FOIA exemption protecting records classified pursuant to executive order. View document: …

… Company filed FOIA suit seeking all communications intercepted by NSA as intelligence information or via bulk collection. The Court found that the NSA properly withheld information pursuant to a Glomar response. View …

… 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 …

… The Court held that the FBI properly redacted four pages of its FISA and Standard Minimization Procedures Guide under FOIA Exemption 1 and 3. 2018 WL 2324084, at *6. … Elec. Privacy Info Ctr. v. FBI, No. 17-cv-00121, 2018 …

… The Court granted the movants’ motion to extend time to file their brief to April 9, 2020. The government’s responsive brief is due April 13, 2020. … Order, In re Opinions & Orders by the FISC Addressing Bulk Collection of …

… The Court granted the movants’ motion to extend time to file their brief to April 17, 2020. The government’s responsive brief is due April 22, 2020. … Order, In re Opinions & Orders by the FISC Addressing Bulk Collection …

… Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Court granted the movants relief to the requirement to submit bound paper copies of the brief with colored covers in accordance with Rule 14(d) of the Court’s Rules of Procedure. … …

… Plaintiff submitted a four-part FOIA request to six intelligence agencies requesting procedures the agencies must follow in regard to unmasking and upstreaming. The agencies each provided Glomar responses for parts 2 and 3 …

… Granting government’s renewed motion for summary judgment in FOIA request to obtain FISA applications sought under FOIA after White House press release and President’s tweets indicated material be declassified. The Court …