When Was Fisa Enacted?

Congress enacted the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in 1978.

Why was FISA established?

The United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC, also called the FISA Court) is a U.S. federal court established under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to oversee requests for surveillance warrants against foreign spies inside the United States by federal law enforcement and ...

When was Section 702 added to FISA?

Section 702 is a surveillance authority passed as part of the FISA Amendments Act in 2008.

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