Requests are adjudicated by a special eleven member court called the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court -- 2007 Membership
ACLU Petitions FIS Court to Release Records
Court Denies ACLU Motion for Release of Records, December 11, 2007
ACLU Reply in Support of Motion for Release of FIS Court Records, September 14, 2007
Govt Opposition to ACLU Motion for Release of FIS Court Records, August 31, 2007
FIS Court Orders Govt to Respond to ACLU Motion for Release, August 16, 2007
ACLU Motion for Release of Certain FIS Court Records, August 8, 2007
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: A Brief Overview of Selected Issues, Congressional Research Service, December 7, 2007
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Comparison of House-Passed H.R. 3773, S. 2248 as Reported By the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and S. 2248 as Reported Out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Congressional Research Service, December 6, 2007
House Approves Amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, August 4, 2007
Senate Approves Amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, August 3, 2007
FISA Court Will Supervise Cases Formerly Conducted Under the Terrorist Surveillance Program, letter from Attorney General Gonzales to the Senate Judiciary Committee, January 17, 2007
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: An Overview of the Statutory Framework and U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review Decisions, Congressional Research Service, updated February 15, 2007
The U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review: An Overview, Congressional Research Service, January 24, 2007
Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, 1994-2006, Congressional Research Service, July 19, 2006
Modernization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, hearing before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 19, 2006
DOJ/Attorney General Gonzales' responses to the House Judiciary Committee's oversight letters regarding the NSA Terrorist Surveillance Program, March 24, 2006
FISA Court Rules and Procedures
Attorney General Gonzales Speech on NSA Surveillance Activity at Georgetown University, January 24, 2006
Remarks of Gen. Michael V. Hayden, at the National Press Club, January 23, 2006
Legal Authorities Supporting the Activities of the National Security Agency Described by the President, Department of Justice White Paper, January 19, 2006
Presidential Authority to Conduct Warrantless Electronic Surveillance to Gather Foreign Intelligence Information, Congressional Research Service, January 5, 2006
DoJ Letter on Legal Authority for NSA Surveillance from Asst. Attorney General William E. Moschella, December 22, 2005
A Response to the Justice Department from Law Professors and Former Government Officials, January 9, 2006
Justice Department Answers to Questions for the Record, transmitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee, October 20, 2005
NSA Report on Congress on Legal Standards for the Intelligence Community in Conducting Electronic Surveillance, February 2000
Oversight of NSA Electronic Surveillance Activities, statement of NSA Director Lt. Gen. Michael V. Hayden, April 12, 2000
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004: “Lone Wolf” Amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, December 29, 2004
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Selected Legislation from the 108th Congress, Congressional Research Service, 2005
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Procedures to Ensure Accuracy ("Woods Procedures"), by Michael J. Woods, FBI Office of General Counsel, April 5, 2001
FBI Director Mueller Explains the Significance of the Woods Procedures, in response to questions from Sen. Patrick Leahy, transmitted August 29, 2003
US Navy Memo on Changes to FISA due to USA Patriot Act, September 2003 (MS Word version)
"So Judge, How Do I Get That FISA Warrant?": The Policy and Procedure for Conducting Electronic Surveillance, The Army Lawyer, October 1997
ACLU and EPIC vs. Department of Justice: FOIA Lawsuit on Patriot Act/FISA
Implementation of FISA Under the USA Patriot Act: Justice Department Responses to Congressional Questions
Hearing of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, on Justice Department appeal from FIS Court Decision, transcript of closed hearing, September 9, 2002.
Memorandum Opinion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, rejecting and revising Justice Department intelligence sharing procedures, May 17, 2002. Related attachments:
Justice Dept Appeal to the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, seeking to vacate FIS Court Opinion and Order, August 21, 2002
Amicus Brief Submitted to the FIS Court of Review, in support of the FIS Court Opinion and Order, filed by ACLU, et al, September 19, 2002 (PDF)
FIS Court of Review Decision, ruling against the FIS Court, decided November 18, 2002
Supplemental Brief Submitted by the Justice Department in Support of Its Appeal to the FIS Court of Review, September 25, 2002
FISA Mistakes
FISA Annual Reports to Congress
FISA Legislative History: Additional Views of Sen. Malcolm Wallop, from Senate Report 95-701