Reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Courts : Procedural and Operational Changes.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive-legislative relations.

Courts.

Electronic surveillance.

Jurisdiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (26 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978, which established the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to review Government applications to conduct electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes and the FISA Court of Review to review the decisions of the FISC. Discusses jurisdiction of these courts, how judges are appointed, and FISC practices and procedures for reviewing and issuing surveillance orders. Reviews scope and underlying legal principles behind Congressional regulation of procedures of Federal courts, and applies those principles with respect to various proposals to reform the FISA judicial review process.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Mar. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Courts

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