Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
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The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review is a specialized U.S. federal court that hears appeals from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on government applications for foreign intelligence surveillance.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal court
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specialized court → |
| abbreviation |
FISCR
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| authority |
review decisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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| canIssue |
opinions on FISA interpretation
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| cannotHear |
ordinary criminal appeals
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| canReview |
electronic surveillance applications
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pen register and trap and trace applications → physical search applications → |
| composition |
three judges
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| country |
United States
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| createdTo |
provide appellate review in FISA matters
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| decisionsBindingOn |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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| establishedBy |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
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| establishedInYear |
1978
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| focus |
foreign powers and agents of foreign powers
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| governmentBranch |
Judicial branch of the United States
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| handles |
appeals initiated by the U.S. government
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government appeals when surveillance applications are denied by the FISC → |
| hasProceedings |
generally non-public
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| hasRole |
check on executive branch surveillance requests
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| hearsAppealsFrom |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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| higherCourt |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| judgesAppointedBy |
Chief Justice of the United States
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| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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foreign intelligence surveillance matters → |
| language |
English
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| legalArea |
intelligence law
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surveillance law → |
| legalBasis |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
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| locatedIn |
Washington, D.C.
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| mayPublish |
redacted opinions
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| operatesUnder |
secrecy rules for classified information
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| partOf |
United States federal judiciary
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| processType |
ex parte proceedings
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| purpose |
to review denials of government applications for foreign intelligence surveillance
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| relatedTo |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court → |
| reviews |
interpretations of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
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legal sufficiency of government surveillance applications → |
| statutoryCitation |
50 U.S.C. § 1803(b)
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| subjectArea |
foreign intelligence gathering
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national security law → |
| subjectTo |
oversight by Congress
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| typeOfCases |
appeals of FISA surveillance application decisions
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classified national security matters → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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relatedTo |
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FISC
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subjectToReviewBy |