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… Rejecting “Appellants’ contention that the FISA surveillance was illegal” and denying “Appellants’ request for disclosure of the FISA materials.” 221 F.3d at 554. View document: https://perma.cc/A43E-LQJ8 … United States …

… “FISA contains both a notice clause as well as an exclusionary procedure for illegally seized electronic surveillance” but “[t]he telling absence of grand juries from Section 1806(c) allows the government to introduce FISA …

… Affirming the district court’s decision to deny defendants’ “motion to suppress evidence obtained pursuant to warrants issued under [FISA].” 896 F.3d at 297. View document: …

… 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… … …

… “While defendants correctly point out that FISA provides for a different probable cause standard than Title III, the difference is not unconstitutional.” 793 F. Supp. 2d at 759. “FISA materials will not be disclosed.” Id. …

… 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) …

… Finding that “the lower court property denied the motion for discovery” of FISA applications. 1990 WL 101946, at *3. … United States v. Brown, Nos. 89-5404 to 89-5407, 908 F.2d 968 (Table), 1990 WL 101946 (4th Cir. 1990). …

… 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 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, …

… Holding that the FISA statute meets Fourth amendment constitutional requirements. 835 F.2d at 1075. The Court further found that the application for surveillance was made properly, with the primary purpose being to gather …

… The Court, reviewing FISA applications and supporting materials de novo, found there was probable cause to believe defendant was an agent of a foreign power. 381 F.3d at 332. View document: …

… 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 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. …

… Held that Bivens remedy did not extend to investigative reporter and her family members’ Fourth Amendment claims against Attorney General and Postmaster General and that the AG and Postmaster General were entitled to …

… 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 district court erred in denying the law firm's motion seeking to enjoin the government's use of a filter team comprised of federal agents and prosecutors to inspect privileged attorney-client materials that were seized …

… 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 …