The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 allows for collection of foreign intelligence information using physical and electronic surveillance with a warrant issued by which court?

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 allows for collection of foreign intelligence information using physical and electronic surveillance with a warrant issued by which court?

• A. The Supreme Court
• B. The FISA Court
• C. The Federal Circuit Court
• D. The District Court

Answer: (B)

The question is testing knowledge of who oversees warrants for foreign intelligence surveillance under FISA. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is a specialized panel created by the 1978 statute to issue warrants for physical and electronic surveillance aimed at gathering foreign intelligence information. It exists specifically to review and approve these surveillance warrants, operating in a confidential setting and focusing on probable cause that the target is a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power, or that the information sought is foreign intelligence. The Supreme Court, Federal Circuit Court, and District Courts handle other kinds of cases and warrants, but under FISA the authorization for surveillance comes from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

The question is testing knowledge of who oversees warrants for foreign intelligence surveillance under FISA. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is a specialized panel created by the 1978 statute to issue warrants for physical and electronic surveillance aimed at gathering foreign intelligence information. It exists specifically to review and approve these surveillance warrants, operating in a confidential setting and focusing on probable cause that the target is a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power, or that the information sought is foreign intelligence. The Supreme Court, Federal Circuit Court, and District Courts handle other kinds of cases and warrants, but under FISA the authorization for surveillance comes from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.