Topic: U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review - a federal appeals court that operates in almost total secrecy - has ruled that Congress acted constitutionally when it gave the government the power to order telecommunications companies to assist the U.S. intelligence community in ...
A secret federal appeals court has ruled that federal agencies can be authorized to conduct warrantless e-mail and telephone surveillance without violating the U.S. Constitution. That's because the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court typically hears only from one side--lawyers from the ...