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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 …

… Denying defendants’ “motions to suppress the FISA interceptions.” 861 F. Supp. at 253. View document: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=958433614015386942&q=861+F… … United States v. Rahman, 861 F. Supp. 247 …

… 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 …

… [Section III.A.2 discusses whether DOJ documents constitute attorney work product and merit exemption from FOIA disclosure] View document: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2780004563060008998&q=252+… … ACLU v. …

… ACLU v. FBI, No. 11cv7562, 2015 WL 1566775 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2015) … USDC SDNY DOCUMENT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRONICALLY FILED SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DOC#: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - …

… Denying defendant’s request that the court “impose sanctions on the Government for the destruction of FISA evidence.” 2001 WL 30061, at *10. … United States v. Bin Laden, No. S(7) 98 CR. 1023(LBS), 2001 WL 30061 (S.D.N.Y. …

… 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 …

… Concluding that “the Government may withhold the documents listed on its Vaughn index and any further information about them, under Exemptions 1 and 3 of FOIA.” 2015 WL 1566775, at *4. … ACLU v. FBI, No. 11cv7562, 2015 WL …

… Denying defendant’s “Motion to Suppress and for Disclosure of FISA Materials.” 2018 WL 5777025, at *1. … United States v. Chi Ping Ho, 17 Cr. 779 (LAP), 2018 WL 5777025 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 2, 2018). … ltmJCSDNY • , . 1 DOCUMENT …

… Granting DOJ’s motion for summary judgment in action by Gizmodo to compel production of records related to alleged wiretaps of 2016 Trump Campaign on grounds that the Government, through Trump’s tweets, had publicly …

… 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, …

… The ACLU brought FOIA suit seeking § 702 materials. The Government claimed Exemptions 1, 3, and 7E, but the Court found summary claims made by ODNI, NSD, NSA, FBI were insufficient. The Court ordered in camera review …

… FOIA request for classified § 215 report was denied based on Exemption 1 and 3. 838 F. Supp. 2d at 313, 315-17. After an in camera review, the Court found that the Exemptions applied and that there was no secret laws …

… Citizen brought an action seeking an injunction to prohibit the NSA from collecting her telephone metadata, and the NSA moved to dismiss. 24 F. Supp. 3d at 1006. The Court held that Smith v. Maryland still applied (no …

… 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=15299110744201350486&q=334… … Doe v. Ashcroft, 334 F. Supp. 2d 471 (S.D.N.Y. 2004) … Doe v. …

… View document: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7873627742897079382&q=500+… … Doe v. Gonzales, 500 F. Supp. 2d 379 (S.D.N.Y. 2007) … Doe v. …

… 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 …

… The Court denied defendant’s motion to compel CIPA-protected information and surveillance techniques, request for an ex parte conference pursuant to CIPA section 2, and for an expedited section 3500 disclosure schedule. … …

… ACLU brought action seeking documents related to bulk collection under Section 215. The Court found that the DOJ properly gave a Glomar response relating to the existence of bulk collection of information other than …

… The ACLU brought FOIA suit against the DOJ seeking records regarding DOJ’s policy to provide notice to criminal defendants and others against whom the DOJ intended to use evidence derived from warrantless § 702 …

… Action was brought against the NSA challenging three redactions based in two reports relating to the PR/TT program. Id. at 376. The NSA declaration indicated that FOIA Exemption 1 applied to these redactions because …

… After the DOJ conducted a new FOIA search following court orders in 90 F. Supp. 3d 201, approximately 80 responsive documents were located. Id. at 471. The Court found the scope and conduct of DOJ’s searches adequate. Id. …

… The requester brought action challenging the nondisclosure of several FISA-related reports by the DOJ in execution of a FOIA request. The Court found that several FOIA Exemptions applied and granted summary judgment for …

… In ongoing litigation relating to 2013 FOIA requests, the ACLU challenged the adequacy of the searches conducted by the CIA, FBI, and NSD. The Court found that the agencies did not meet the burden to prove adequacy of …

… 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. … …