Disambiguation evidence for National Security Letters via surface form

"National Security Letter"


As subject (49)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "National Security Letter".

Predicate Object
associatedWith gag order
canCompelDisclosureOf billing records
canCompelDisclosureOf subscriber information
canCompelDisclosureOf transaction records
canIncludeGagOrder yes
challengedIn federal courts
controversy First Amendment concerns
controversy Fourth Amendment concerns
controversy civil liberties concerns
controversy lack of judicial oversight
controversy secrecy of investigations
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedBy American Civil Liberties Union
criticizedBy Electronic Frontier Foundation
criticizedBy civil liberties organizations
gagOrderRestricts disclosure of NSL contents
gagOrderRestricts disclosure of NSL existence
instanceOf administrative subpoena
instanceOf legal instrument
issuedBy FBI Special Agent in Charge
issuedBy FBI field office director
jurisdiction United States federal law
legalBasis 18 U.S.C. § 2709
legalBasis Electronic Communications Privacy Act
legalBasis USA PATRIOT Act
mayBeChallengedBy recipient
oversightBy United States Congress
surface form: U.S. Congress
oversightBy United States Department of Justice
surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
purpose obtain customer records
purpose obtain email records
purpose obtain financial records
purpose obtain phone records
relatedTo Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
surface form: FISA Court
relatedTo Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
relatedTo USA PATRIOT Act
surface form: USA PATRIOT Act Section 505
requiresPriorJudicialApproval no
requiresRelevanceTo authorized national security investigation
subjectArea counterintelligence
subjectArea counterterrorism
subjectArea national security
subjectToReform USA FREEDOM Act
timePeriodOfExpandedUse post-September 11, 2001
typicalRecipient credit reporting agency
typicalRecipient financial institution
typicalRecipient internet service provider
typicalRecipient telecommunications provider
usedBy Federal Bureau of Investigation
usedBy United States Intelligence Community
surface form: U.S. intelligence agencies
usedBy U.S. law enforcement agencies