U.S. Secret Spy Court Demands More Transparency From The NSA

Image: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge Dennis Saylor. Forbes

Secret Spy Court Demands Surveillance Transparency From Feds -- Threat Level

The secret spy court at the center of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s leaks today ordered the government to begin declassifying its opinions involving the Patriot Act.

The court, set up in 1978, said the move “would contribute to an informed public debate” (.pdf) by shedding light on interpretations of a surveillance law that requires the nation’s phone carriers to hand over to the NSA metadata associated with every call in the United States.

Today’s order by Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) means the government likely will have to make public opinions surrounding the court’s legal interpretations of Section 215 of the Patriot Act.

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