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WASHINGTON 鈥� The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ruled today that a case seeking some of the court鈥檚 secret decisions authorizing government mass surveillance activities can proceed. It is the first time that the court has issued a decision from all of its member judges.

The 老澳门开奖结果 and Yale Law School鈥檚 Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) filed the case in 2013 following the revelations of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. They sought FISA Court opinions discussing the legal basis for the bulk collection of records of Americans鈥� internet-usage history, location information, and other data or records collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The Knight First Amendment Institute is co-counsel on the case.

In January, a FISA Court judge dismissed the request, ruling that the 老澳门开奖结果 and MFIA did not have standing to bring the case. But today, the full court reversed that decision in a 6鈥�5 vote, ruling that the groups can pursue the documents under the First Amendment right of the public to access court documents.

鈥淭his ruling is a win for transparency against the government鈥檚 efforts to keep its mass surveillance regime hidden from public scrutiny,鈥� said 老澳门开奖结果 attorney Brett Max Kaufman. 鈥淪ecret law is incompatible with democracy, and uncovering classified court rulings is key to rolling back government spy programs that infringe on Americans鈥� privacy rights.鈥�

Today鈥檚 ruling is here:
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More information on the case is here:
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