Fallout From Surveillance Authorization Lapse Could Be as Complicated as Battle Over Renewal

Fallout From Surveillance Authorization Lapse Could Be as Complicated as Battle Over Renewal

Sen. Mike Rounds speaks to reporters at the Capitol. Mark Schiefelbein/APLawmakers in Congress are staring at the real possibility that a key law allowing the U.S. to gather the communications of foreign threats abroad will expire.They say that if Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, lapses, it would be happening at a particularly vulnerable time, given the U.S.’s ongoing war in Iran. And they say it could create a …

Democratic Leaders Push for Warrant Requirement in Bill to Extend Key Surveillance Power

Democratic leaders in both chambers—joined by some Republicans—said on April 28 that a long-term reauthorization of a key foreign surveillance authority due to expire April 30 will not pass without a warrant requirement to protect Americans. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows the U.S. government to collect—without a warrant—communications of non-U.S. persons located outside the country. Critics say communicati…

Expert Pushes Back on Claims that Warrant for FISA Section 702 Searches of Americans 'Unworkable'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other proponents for a clean reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) have argued that a warrant requirement for searches of Americans' communications is "unworkable." One civil liberties expert says otherwise. The post Expert Pushes Back on Claims that Warrant for FISA Section 702 Searches of Americans ‘Unworkable’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Sen. Ron Wyden speaks on FISA surveillance following postponed Senate vote

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Wyden took to the Senate floor after a vote to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was postponed. Passed in 2008, Section 702 enables the intelligence community to collect, analyze, and share foreign intelligence without a warrant. Information collected under FISA includes phone calls, text messages, emails, and […]