The nation’s secret surveillance court has agreed to make things a little less secret.
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) on Friday ordered the government to review for public release the court’s opinions on the meaning and scope of Section 215 of the Patriot Act. Section 215 is the legal basis for the National Security Agency program that collects phone records from telecom companies.
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