Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf court
gptkbp:composedOf federal judges
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkbp:established gptkb:Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act
gptkbp:formed 1978
gptkbp:function review surveillance requests
gptkbp:hasAccessibilityFeatures its proceedings
gptkbp:hasAccessTo public records
gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver approve or deny surveillance requests
gptkbp:hasCharacter legislative changes
gptkbp:hasDepartment gptkb:Chief_Justice_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:hasGoals lack of transparency
gptkbp:hasImpactOn civil liberties
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn privacy laws
gptkbp:headquarteredIn gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
gptkbp:isConsidered a secret court
a controversial institution
a key player in surveillance policy
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor civil rights organizations
potential abuse of power
lack of adversarial process
gptkbp:isEquippedWith balance security and privacy
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy national security concerns
political considerations
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn intelligence gathering
counterterrorism efforts
data collection efforts
surveillance of foreign agents
gptkbp:isMonitoredBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:U.S._intelligence_community
FISA system
U.S._national_security_framework
U.S._judicial_system
gptkbp:isSubjectTo judicial review
public scrutiny
executive branch oversight
U.S._law
gptkbp:issueFeePaid surveillance activities
gptkbp:issues opinions
gptkbp:isTaskedWith protecting national security
authorizing electronic surveillance
gptkbp:jurisdiction foreign intelligence surveillance
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:meets in secret
gptkbp:operates secret proceedings
gptkbp:oversees FISA warrants
gptkbp:provides intelligence agencies
gptkbp:regulatoryCompliance gptkb:U.S._government
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkbp:reviews national security surveillance
gptkbp:type Article III court
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn FISA
Title I of FISA