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Secretive Spy Court Approved Nearly 2,000 Surveillance Requests in 2012

Posted on May 3, 2013July 1, 2025 by Dissent

David Kravets reports:

A secretive federal court last year approved all of the 1,856 requests to search or electronically surveil people within the United States “for foreign intelligence purposes,” the Justice Department reported this week.

The report (.pdf), released Tuesday to Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader from Nevada, provides a brief glimpse into the caseload of what is known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. None of its decisions are public.

Read more on Threat Level.

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