Surveillance Appeals Court: ACLU Has Standing To Seek Unredacted Documents

Mealey's (March 20, 2018, 1:50 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a March 16 ruling, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review found that the American Civil Liberties Union has standing to pursue its petition seeking unredacted versions of U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) opinions related to the federal government’s surveillance program under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (In re: Certification of Questions of Law to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, No. 18-01, FISC Review)....