AMNESTY INTERN. USA v. McCONNELL

No. 08 Civ. 6259(JGK).

646 F.Supp.2d 633 (2009)

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. John McCONNELL, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

August 20, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Nelson Eisenberg, Christopher T. Dunn, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY, Jameel Jaffer, Lori Danielle Tully, Melissa Goodman, Laurence Michael Schwartztol, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Serrin Andrew Turner, Laura Klein Abel, New York, NY, for Defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge.

This is a facial challenge to the constitutionality of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ("FISA"), 50 U.S.C. § 1881a, which was added to FISA by Section 101(a)(2) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (the "FAA"). In relevant part, the FAA amended FISA by creating a new framework within which federal officials may seek approval from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases