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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

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Noun1.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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Presumably it took this route because it would have had a hard time convincing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that every American's phone records were "relevant" to a terrorism investigation.
Nothing personal: the NSA's illegal data collection by Sullum, Jacob / Reason
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court says that in nearly 100 cases, going back to the administration of President--, federal officers used misleading information to obtain search warrants.
The new shape of civil liberties: in the post-9/11 world, Americans ... by Vilbig, Peter / New York Times Upfront
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
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