In re Application of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
2015 WL 5637562 (2015)
Relevant factsFree
The NSA had collected bulk domestic telephone metadata (excluding call content) under FISA authority since shortly after September 11, renewed repeatedly by the FISC, until Congress passed the USA FREEDOM Act in 2015 to end the bulk-collection program 180 days after enactment; the NSA applied to the FISC to continue the program during that 180-day transition period, and the Center for National Security Studies and others opposed reauthorization.
IssueFree
Whether the USA FREEDOM Act allowed the National Security Agency to continue bulk collection of domestic telephone metadata during the 180-day period before the Act's ban took effect.
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