The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) epitomizes contemporary conflict in our judicial system.
Background of Social Conflict FISC was originally established by Congress as a special court in 1978, and then revolutionized in 2001, however, it only recently became relevant to the general public after “whistleblowing” Edward Snowden exposed the seemingly underground system to American Society in 2015. Even then it, arguably, has not yet received the recognition it well deserves. The provisions of FISC were established through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1783. FISA “ required the government, before it commenced certain kinds of intelligence gathering operations within …show more content…
This Court evidently holds an exorbitant amount of power and yet so little is known about it or its judges. I would assume the vast majority of Americans could name at least one Supreme Court judge and very little are able to list a singular FISC judge. The secrecy of the Court part of their legitimacy. It is imperative that the court does not become another political stronghold so it is important to prevent any sort of external influence. It is also kept quasi secretive in order to preserve the confidentiality of the material they handle. Lastly, most of the FISC 's decisions are also considered to be highly classified, but, because of the USA Freedom Act, any significant legal interpretations by the court must be made …show more content…
Dramatic shifts in technology and law have changed the role of the FISA Court since its creation in 1978 — from reviewing government applications to collect communications in specific cases, to issuing blanket approvals of sweeping data collection programs affecting millions of Americans.Under today’s foreign intelligence surveillance system, the government’s ability to collect information about ordinary Americans’ lives has increased exponentially while judicial oversight has been reduced to
Background of Social Conflict FISC was originally established by Congress as a special court in 1978, and then revolutionized in 2001, however, it only recently became relevant to the general public after “whistleblowing” Edward Snowden exposed the seemingly underground system to American Society in 2015. Even then it, arguably, has not yet received the recognition it well deserves. The provisions of FISC were established through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1783. FISA “ required the government, before it commenced certain kinds of intelligence gathering operations within …show more content…
This Court evidently holds an exorbitant amount of power and yet so little is known about it or its judges. I would assume the vast majority of Americans could name at least one Supreme Court judge and very little are able to list a singular FISC judge. The secrecy of the Court part of their legitimacy. It is imperative that the court does not become another political stronghold so it is important to prevent any sort of external influence. It is also kept quasi secretive in order to preserve the confidentiality of the material they handle. Lastly, most of the FISC 's decisions are also considered to be highly classified, but, because of the USA Freedom Act, any significant legal interpretations by the court must be made …show more content…
Dramatic shifts in technology and law have changed the role of the FISA Court since its creation in 1978 — from reviewing government applications to collect communications in specific cases, to issuing blanket approvals of sweeping data collection programs affecting millions of Americans.Under today’s foreign intelligence surveillance system, the government’s ability to collect information about ordinary Americans’ lives has increased exponentially while judicial oversight has been reduced to