Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court - a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies

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Federal Judiciary - the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws

court, judicature, tribunal - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

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Court F.I.S.C. Federal Judiciary FISA Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act judicature legislative act statute tribunal			The NSA is believed to have violated eight to 10 orders issued by the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. An invasion of privacy by Staff / Las Vegas Sun Now that critical line has been blurred - rather, erased - by the super-secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, weakening Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure. Fading freedoms by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) Under FISA, the chief justice of the United States is required to appoint seven judges to a super-secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court whose function is to grant permission to eavesdrop on suspected terrorists. Gutting National Security. (The last word) by McManus, John F. / The New American			Forehold Foreholding Forehook foreign foreign affairs foreign agent foreign aid foreign armed force foreign assistance Foreign attachment foreign bill foreign body foreign correspondent foreign country foreign currency foreign direct investment foreign disaster foreign disaster relief foreign draft foreign exchange foreign humanitarian assistance foreign instrumentation signals intelligence foreign intelligence Foreign Intelligence Service Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court foreign internal defense foreign legion foreign military sales foreign military sales trainees foreign minister foreign mission foreign nation support foreign national foreign object damage foreign office foreign policy foreign secretary Foreign Service foreign terrorist organization foreign-born foreign-exchange rate foreigner Foreigners foreignism Foreignness Forein forejudge Forejudger Forejudgment foreknow			Foreign Import and Export foreign inclusion Foreign Income Foreign Income Dividend Foreign Incomes Foreign Independent Traveler Foreign Indirect Investment foreign influx Foreign Institutional Investor Foreign instrumentation signals intelligence Foreign instrumentation signals intelligence Foreign Instrumentation System foreign intelligence foreign intelligence Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board Foreign Intelligence and Security Services Foreign Intelligence Assistance Program Foreign Intelligence Defense Foreign Intelligence Information Foreign Intelligence Office/Officer Foreign Intelligence Priorities Committee Foreign Intelligence Service Foreign Intelligence Service Foreign Intelligence Service (Russia) Foreign Intelligence Special Security Office Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review Foreign Interaction Training Academy foreign internal defense foreign internal defense foreign internal defense augmentation force Foreign Internal Defense Aviation Group Foreign Internal Defense Plan Foreign International Sales Company Foreign International Switching Center Foreign Invested Commercial Enterprise Foreign Invested Venture Capital Enterprise Foreign investment Foreign investment Foreign Investment Activities Foreign Investment Advisory Council Foreign Investment Advisory Service Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade Agency Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act of 1992 Foreign Investment and Trade Promotion Office Foreign Investment Companies Limited by Shares Foreign Investment Company Limited by Shares Foreign Investment Enterprise Foreign Investment Fund Foreign Investment Implementation Authority foreign investment in real estate

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