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The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (often abbreviated FISA court or FISC) is a [[United States]] court established by the 1978 [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]], and is intended to provide judicial oversight for government agents who wish to engage in electronic surveillance, searches, and similar activities targeted at foreign nationals. It is a secret court, meeting in private so as to deter targets from becoming aware of the surveillance, while still providing [[American]] citizens communicating with foreign parties the rights ensured by the [[Fourth Amendment]] to the [[Constitution of the United States]].
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The '''Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court''' (often abbreviated FISA court or FISC) is a [[United States]] court established by the 1978 [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]]. FISA court judges are appointed by the [[Chief Justice]] of the [[United States Supreme Court]] from among a pool of federal judges.
  
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Following the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, in 2002 [[President]] [[Bush]] controversially bypassed the FISA court and ordered the [[National Security Agency]] to engage in electronic surveillance of conversations of [[American]] citizens with foreign nationals without a warrant from the court.<ref>"Bush Lets US Spy on Callers Without Courts" New York Times, Dec. 16, 2005</ref>  The later passage of the 2007 [[Protect America Act]] contained provisions to grant the President the power to legally circumvent the FISC, but some allege that this means that such surveillance prior to the Protect America Act was in violation of the Constitution.
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==See also==
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*[[FISA abuse timeline]]
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==External links==
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*[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/08/doj-political-surveillance-from-the-irs-in-2011-to-the-fisa-court-in-2016/ DOJ Political Surveillance – From the IRS in 2011 to the FISA Court in 2016], Posted on March 8, 2020, by sundance. theconservativetreehouse.com
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Latest revision as of 05:20, October 21, 2026

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (often abbreviated FISA court or FISC) is a United States court established by the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. FISA court judges are appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from among a pool of federal judges.

See also

External links

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