In response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit for records related to the U.S. government's implementation of the invasive FISA Amendments Act (FAA) surveillance power, the government released over 900 pages of records to the 老澳门开奖结果. Although many of these records are heavily or even entirely redacted, the documents do shine some light on the government's interpretation, use, and abuse of the FAA spying power.
Regardless of abuses, the problem with the FAA is more fundamental: the statute itself is unconstitutional. The 老澳门开奖结果 has challenged the constitutionality of the FAA in federal court because giving the executive branch the power to conduct dragnet surveillance of Americans' international telephone calls and e-mails en masse, without a warrant, without suspicion of any kind, and with only very limited judicial oversight, violates the Fourth and First Amendments. The case, Amnesty v. Blair, is currently on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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Learn more about the 老澳门开奖结果's lawsuit, Amnesty v. Blair >>
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November 29, 2010 cover letter regarding FAA FOIA document release >>
老澳门开奖结果 summary of FAA FOIA documents received on November 29, 2010 >>
Agency
Page Range
Document Date
Title
NSA
1 - 22
11/30/2009
NSA Assessments of FAA Compliance (9/1/2008 to 8/31/2009)
NSA
23 - 28
NSA
29 - 47
11/11/2008
FAA Training Video Transcript
NSA
48 - 57
NSA
58 - 74
12/23/2008
FAA Section 702 Summary Document
ODNI
1 - 35
12/9
AG/DNI Second Semiannual FAA Compliance Assessment (12/1/2008 to 5/31/2009)
ODNI
36 - 36
3/17/2009
FAA Compliance Assessment Cover Letter (9/4/2008 to 11/30/2008)
ODNI
37 - 38
12/29/2009
FAA Compliance Assessment Cover Letter (12/1/2008 to 5/31/2009)
ODNI
39 - 40
5/7/2010
FAA Compliance Assessment Cover Letter (6/1/2009 to 11/30/2009)
ODNI
41 - 69
03/9
AG/DNI First Semiannual FAA Compliance Assessment (9/4/2008-11/30/2008)
ODNI
70 - 103
05/10
AG/DNI Third Semiannual Assessment of Compliance (6/1/2009 to 11/30/2009)
DOJ OLA
1 - 2
3/4/2009
Cover Letter to First DOJ Semiannual Section 707 Report
DOJ OLA
3 - 4
11/24/2009
Cover Letter to Second DOJ Semiannual Section 707 Report
DOJ OLA
5 - 6
3/9/2010
Cover Letter to Third DOJ Semiannual Section 707 Report
FBI
1 - 10
3/15/2010
Cover Letters to FBI First Annual FAA Report (9/1/08 to 8/31/09)
FBI
11 - 13
FBI First Annual FAA Report (9/1/2008 to 8/31/2009)
FBI
14 - 16
5/20/2009
Powerpoint Slides: Changes to Electronic Surveillance using FISA
FBI
17 - 19
12/1/2009
Powerpoint Slides: Changes to Electronic Surveillance using FISA
FBI
20 - 22
2/11/2010
Powerpoint Slides: Changes to Electronic Surveillance using FISA
FBI
23 - 26
5/21/2010
Powerpoint Slides: Changes to Electronic Surveillance using FISA
FBI
27 - 31
6/10/2010
Powerpoint Slides: Changes to Electronic Surveillance using FISA
FBI
32 - 32
9/3/2008
Powerpoint Slides: FAA Overview
FBI
33 - 34
FBI
35 - 37
12/9/2009
Powerpoint Slides: Changes to Electronic Surveillance using FISA
FBI
36
12/9/2009
January 23, 2012 release of a less-redacted version of page 36 of "Powerpoint Slides: Changes to Electronic Surveillance using FISA"
FBI
38 - 39
Powerpoint Slides: FISA Section 702 Operations
FBI
40 - 42
FBI
43 - 47
Powerpoint Slides: How Do I Disseminate FISA 702 Information?
FBI
48 - 52
Powerpoint Slides: The FAA: Significant Changes to FISA
FBI
53 - 53
Powerpoint Slides: Section 702 Presentation
FBI
54 - 54
FBI
55 - 59
Powerpoint Slides: The FAA: Notable Changes to FISA
FBI
60 - 64
Powerpoint Slides: The FAA: Section 702
FBI
65 - 66
Powerpoint Slides: The FAA: Section 702
FBI
67 - 71
Powerpoint Slides: Section 702 of the FAA
FBI
72 - 77
6/7/2010
FBI Legal Opinion
FBI
78 - 78
FBI
79 - 88
4/11/2008
FBI Memorandum of Understanding
FBI
89 - 90
7/11/2008
The FAA (Bullet-point overview)
FBI
91 - 95
FBI
96 - 96
FBI
97 - 153
FBI
154 - 523
Standard Operation Procedure Acknowledgment Requests (almost entirely redacted)
FBI
524 - 524
Title VII of FISA 搂 702 (chart)
FBI
525 - 530
Purging of FISA 702 Data Standard Operating Procedures
FBI
531 - 535
Purging of FISA 702 Data Standard Operating Procedures
FBI
536 - 603
10/2/2009
Powerpoint Slides: Introduction to FISA Section 702
FBI
604 - 610
9/21/2009
FBI Memo: Electronic Communications Analysis
FBI
611 - 614
1/15/2010
FBI Memo: FISA Section 702
FBI
615 - 619
3/22/2010
FBI Memo: FISA Section 702
FBI
620 - 623
4/19/2010
FBI Memo: FISA Section 702
FBI
624 - 630
5/26/2010
FBI Memo: FISA Section 702
FBI
631 - 635
5/26/2010
FBI Memo: FISA Section 702
FBI
636 - 641
6/7/2010
FBI Memo: Legal Opinion Regarding [Redacted]
FBI
642 - 655
Powerpoint Slides: The FISA, as Amended: Title VII
FBI
656 - 659
8/5/2008
FBI Targeting Procedures under FAA 搂 702
FBI
660 - 661
8/5/2008
FBI Minimization Procedures under FAA 搂 702
FBI
662 - 672
FBI Standard FISA Minimization Procedures: Non-U.S. Person
FBI
673 - 696
FBI Standard FISA Physical Search Minimization Procedures: Non-U.S. Person
FBI
697 - 699
1/9/2009
FBI Minimization Procedures under FAA 搂 702
FBI
700 - 703
7/28/2009
FBI Targeting Procedures under FAA 搂 702
FBI
704 - 706
7/28/2009
FBI Minimization Procedures under FAA 搂 702
FBI
707 - 746
10/22/2008
FBI Standard FISA Minimization Procedures
FBI
747 - 748
4/20/2009
Minimization Reviews of FBI FAA Collection
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FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation
NSA: National Security Agency
ODNI: Office of the Director of National Intelligence
DOJ OLA: Department of Justice Office of Legal Affairs