American Civil Liberties Union v. Clapper
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
785 F.3d 787 (2d Cir. 2015)
Relevant factsFree
The NSA collected virtually all domestic telephone metadata in bulk, indefinitely, under a FISA court order pursuant to § 215, without tying the collection to any specific, authorized investigation; the ACLU (plaintiff) sued federal officials (defendants) to halt the program, and the district court dismissed the complaint.
IssueFree
Whether the National Security Agency's bulk collection of telephone metadata exceeds the scope of § 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act.