Order from the Foreign Intelligence Court
Document Date:
March 2, 2009
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Agency:
Government (ACLU/EFF FOIA Litigation)
Document Type:
FISA Court Orders/Opinions
Legal Authority:
Section 215
Records Collected:
Telephony Metadata
In light of the compliance incidents identified and reported by the Government, the FISC ordered NSA to seek Court approval to query the telephony metadata on a case-by-case basis, except where necessary to protect against an imminent threat to human life