ACLU turns to Supreme Court for access to FISA court rulings Jerry Dunleavy © Provided by Washington Examiner
The American Civil Liberties Union is asking the Supreme Court to provide access to the rulings of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, arguing there is a First Amendment right to access the classified decisions on the legality of obtaining wiretaps and other surveillance against Americans allegedly tied to foreign intelligence threats.
The secretive FISA court, first established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, has almost never released any of its decisions, though it has been thrust into the spotlight in recent years, especially following a Justice Department watchdog report that harshly criticized the FBI’s actions in obtaining a FISA warrant and three renewals against Trump campaign associate Carter Page while relying upon a discredited dossier compiled by British ex-spy Christopher Steele.
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