DOJ releases six FISC documents on StellarWind
The Department of Justice has released six Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) documents related to the surveillance activities originally initiated by President George W.
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The Department of Justice has released six Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) documents related to the surveillance activities originally initiated by President George W. Bush following the attacks of September 11, 2001---including the so-called "StellarWind" program.
As reported by Charlie Savage of the New York Times, the documents shed new light on the legal debate and disagreements over the United States government's authority to conduct warrantless wiretapping.
The full set of documents is below:
Memorandum of Law in Support of Application for Authority to Conduct Electronic Surveillance, 12/13/06
Declaration of NSA Program Manager for Counterterrorism Special Projects, 01/02/07
Supplemental Memorandum of Law in Support of Application for Authority to Conduct Electronic Surveillance, 01/02/07, Begins on page 19
Foreign Large Content Order, Judge Howard, 01/10/07
Domestic Large Content Order, Judge Howard, 01/10/07
Order and Memorandum of Opinion, Judge Vinson, 04/03/07
Short-term Extension Order, Judge Howard, 04/05/07
Cody Poplin is a student at Yale Law School. Prior to law school, Cody worked at the Brookings Institution and served as an editor of Lawfare. He graduated from the UNC-Chapel Hill in 2012 with degrees in Political Science & Peace, War, and Defense.
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