In re Sealed Case, 310 F.3d

Federal Reporter

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 717 (2002), is decision by the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review

United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review

The United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review is a U.S. federal court authorized under and established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978...

 reviewing a "denial" of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) application handed down on May 17, 2002. The Court of Review reversed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) rejection of the FISA application. This opinion represents the first meeting of and first opinion by the Court of Review. For the purposes of review, the FISC's modification of the requested application worked as a denial, giving the Court of Review jurisdiction

Jurisdiction

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 to take the case.

Among other things, the Court of Review found that FISA is constitutional, that the minimization requirements of FISA are not grounds to limit the purpose of the FISA application, and that FISA may be used to collect evidence for criminal

Criminal law

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 prosecution. The Court also noted (but made no judgment regarding) "the President’s inherent constitutional authority to conduct warrantless foreign intelligence surveillance" which relates to part of the government justification in the NSA warrantless surveillance controversy

NSA warrantless surveillance controversy

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See also

• Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
• United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
  United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
  The United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is a U.S. federal court authorized under , . It was established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 . The FISC oversees requests for surveillance warrants against suspected foreign intelligence agents inside the United...
  
  
• United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
  United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
  The United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review is a U.S. federal court authorized under and established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978...
  
  

External links

• In re: Sealed Case No. 02-001
• Memorandum opinion In Re Sealed Case No. 02-001
• FISC opinion - IN RE ALL MATTERS SUBMITTED TO THE FISC
• Transcript of Case No. 02-001