Search Full Text

… 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, …

… 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, 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. …

… 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. …

… 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 …

… 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 …