FISA Court

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf court
gptkbp:composedOf judges
gptkbp:established 1978
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act
gptkbp:hasAppearedIn media
gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver approve physical searches
approve searches
approve wiretaps
gptkbp:hasImpactOn civil liberties
gptkbp:hasLanguage lack of transparency
potential for abuse
limited adversarial process
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent gptkb:U.S._Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit
gptkb:U.S._Supreme_Court
gptkbp:hasRole counterterrorism efforts
foreign intelligence operations
gptkbp:hasTheme closed sessions
open sessions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label FISA Court
gptkbp:isConsidered a secret court
a specialized court
a national security court
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor lack of checks and balances
insufficient legal representation
lack of dissenting opinions
lack of public oversight
limited public accountability
rubber-stamping requests
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn legal scholarship
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy executive branch
legislative branch
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn intelligence gathering
national security cases
terrorism-related surveillance
gptkbp:isMonitoredBy gptkb:Congress
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:U.S._federal_judiciary
U.S._intelligence_apparatus
gptkbp:isReferencedIn legislation
court cases
gptkbp:isSubjectTo gptkb:FISA_Amendments_Act
gptkb:Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Amendments_Act
USA PATRIOT Act
judicial review
gptkbp:issues warrants
opinions
gptkbp:isUtilizedFor gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkbp:jurisdiction foreign intelligence surveillance
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:operates secrecy
gptkbp:provides intelligence community
gptkbp:reviews surveillance applications
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn FISA