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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: Applications
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According to U.S. Justice Department figures released May 1, federal agents sought 1,727 warrants from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in 2003. Only four applications were rejected, and two of those were later revised and approved. In 2001, 934 surveillance court applications were approved.
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Due to an increase in the number of surveillance requests after the attacks of 9/11, the number of judges on the FISC was expanded from seven to 11. To make emergency applications easier, three of the judges must be located within 20 miles of Washington, D.C.
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The initial court proceedings prior to the approval of an order by the FISC ... lack any adversarial element. When the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review presents an application before the FISC, the FISC justices should rigorously review the application in light of
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