Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Events (76)
- May 15, 1975 and After: Investigations Probe Operation Shamrock, Lead to Passage of FISA Law 1975-05-15
- May 23, 1979: Carter Issues Executive Order Allowing Warrantless Wiretapping of Foreign Sources 1979-05-23
- February 9, 1995: Clinton Executive Order Extends Warrantless Surveillance Capabilities of Justice Department 1995-02-09
- March 4, 1995: Deputy Attorney General Extends ‘Wall’ for WTC Bombing Cases 1995-03-04
- July 19, 1995: ’Wall’ Memo Cuts Criminal Investigators Off from Intelligence Information 1995-07-19
- August 29, 1997: Attorney’s Office Wins Partial Exception from ‘Wall’ Procedures 1997-08-29
- August 29, 2001: FBI Wrongly Opens Intelligence Investigation to Find 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar, despite Protests that ‘Someday Somebody Will Die’ as a Result 2001-08-29
- Summer 2000-September 11, 2001: Illegal FBI Activity Leads to Suspension of Surveillance of Al-Qaeda Suspects in US 2001-09-11
- After September 11, 2001: NSA Begins Huge Data Mining Project Similar to ‘Total Information Awareness’ 2001-09-11
- Shortly After September 11, 2001: ’War Council’ Sets Legal Course for White House’s Response to Terrorism 2001-09-11
- September 25, 2001: Justice Department: US Can Conduct Warrantless Surveillance against Citizens 2001-09-25
- September 25, 2001: OLC Lawyer Yoo Authorizes Warrantless Surveillance of Communications Entering and Departing US 2001-09-25
- February 25, 2003: Senate Report Finds FBI, Justice Department Misuse FISA 2003-02-25
- March 9, 2003: UN Investigates NSA Wiretapping of Security Council Delegates 2003-03-09
- October 21, 2003: Patrick Fitzgerald Blames ‘Wall’ for Intelligence Problems 2003-10-21
- January 16, 2004: Senior AT&T Technician Writes Memo Outlining Specifics behind NSA’s Illegal Domestic Surveillance Program 2004-01-16
- April 13, 2004: Attorney General Ashcroft Blames ‘Wall’ for 9/11 Failures, but 9/11 Commission Believes He Is Exaggerating 2004-04-13
- April 13-April 29, 2004: Press and Politicians Mount Campaign Against 9/11 Commissioner Jamie Gorelick 2004-04-29
- December 16, 2005: Senators Challenge Bush’s Authorization of Warrantless Wiretapping Program 2005-12-16
- December 17, 2005: Bush Acknowledges Authorizing Warrantless Wiretapping by NSA, Accuses Media of Jeopardizing National Security by Reporting Illegal Surveillance 2005-12-17
- December 21, 2005: Reporter: Bush Tried to Quash Wiretapping Story ‘Because It Would Reveal Him as a Law-Breaker’ 2005-12-21
- December 21-22, 2005: Justice Department Justifies Usurping of Congressional Authority for NSA Wiretapping 2005-12-21
- December 24, 2005: NSA Wiretap Database Far Larger Than Administration Acknowledges 2005-12-24
- December 25, 2005: National Security Expert Challenges Legal Basis for Domestic Surveillance Program 2005-12-25
- January 16, 2006: Gore Speaks out against Depredations of Civil Liberties 2006-01-16
- January 19, 2006: Justice Department Defends NSA Wiretapping Program 2006-01-19
- January 23, 2006: Hayden Claims NSA Wiretapping Program Authorized by White House 2006-01-23
- January 31, 2006: Bush Says Previous Presidents Also Authorized Warrantless Wiretapping; Assertion Draws Fire from Conservatives, Legal Scholars 2006-01-31
- January 31, 2006: EFF Sues AT&T for Collaborating with NSA in Warrantless Wiretapping Program 2006-01-31
- February 5, 2006: NSA, Bush Administration Claim Number of Citizens Affected by Surveillance Infinitesimal, Others Disagree 2006-02-05
- February 8-12, 2006: Intelligence Committee Democrat Supports Warrantless Wiretapping, Decries Leaks that Made Program Public 2006-02-08
- February 28, 2006: Former Deputy Attorney General Warns that Dire Consequences Will Follow from Bush Usurpation of Executive Power 2006-02-28
- February 28, 2006: Saudi Charitable Organization Sues Bush Administration Over Alleged Illegal Wiretapping 2006-02-28
- March 9, 2006: Bush Signs Patriot Act Reauthorization Into Law, Ignores Key Provisions 2006-03-09
- March 29, 2006: Former FISA Judges Speak Out Against Warrantless Wiretapping 2006-03-29
- March 31, 2006: Nixon Lawyer Says Warrantless Wiretapping Program Worse than Watergate 2006-03-31
- May 11, 2006: USA Today Reports NSA, Telecom Firms Cooperating in NSA Domestic Surveillance 2006-05-11
- May 16, 2006: Former NSA Analyst Slams NSA’s Domestic Surveillance Program 2006-05-16
- June 5, 2006: Former Justice Department Official Argues Data Mining is Not Electronic Surveillance 2006-06-05
- July 8, 2006: Lawyer: ‘Hamdan’ Ruling Leaves No More Arguments for Legality of NSA Surveillance Program 2006-07-08
- August 17, 2006: Judge Finds NSA Warrantless Wiretapping Program Unconstitutional 2006-08-17
- January 18, 2007: Gonzales Says President Has Power to Ignore Law in Interest of National Security 2007-01-18
- April 11, 2007: National Security Expert Testifies to Abuses of NSLs, Data Mining 2007-04-11
- April 27, 2007: Goldsmith Subpoenaed in New York Times Wiretapping Leak Case 2007-04-27
- July 25, 2007: DNI Asks Congress to Authorize Warrantless Wiretaps 2007-07-25
- August 3, 2007: Democrats’ Alternative to Protect America Act Fails 2007-08-03
- August 5, 2007: Protect America Act Becomes Law, Gives Government Broad New Surveillance Powers 2007-08-05
- August 15, 2007: Appeals Court Hears Arguments to Dismiss AT&T/NSA, Al Haramain Lawsuits 2007-08-15
- November 7-8, 2007: Former AT&T Technician Lobbies Congress about NSA Wiretapping 2007-11-07
- November 16, 2007: Courts Uphold ‘State Secrets’ Privilege in Illegal Wiretapping Case 2007-11-16