United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:FISC
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:President_of_India
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:established 1978
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act
gptkbp:handles pen register and trap and trace orders
applications for electronic surveillance
physical search warrants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
gptkbp:judge 11
special court
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:federal_government_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:FISA_Court
gptkbp:notableFor secret proceedings
classified decisions
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_federal_judiciary
gptkbp:purpose oversee requests for surveillance warrants against foreign spies inside the United States
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:United_States_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court_of_Review
gptkbp:termLength 7 years
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Judicial_Branch_of_the_United_States_Government
gptkb:FISA_Court
gptkb:FISA_court
gptkb:John_D._Bates
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6