Along with CREDO's case, EFF is litigating two other challenges to
NSL gag orders on behalf of communications providers who are still gagged.
Not exact matches
The FBI also has the authority to impose
gag orders on
NSL recipients, prohibiting them from disclosing that the government sought or obtained information from them.
In 2004, the ACLU challenged the government's ability to silence recipients of
NSLs using
gag orders.
NSL recipients were also given the ability to challenge, in federal court, compliance with the
NSL and the
gag order provisions.
in EFF's lawsuit that
NSL gags are unconstitutional, Congress enacted reforms in 2015 that require the bureau to review
NSLs to determine whether the
gag orders are still necessary, and terminate those that are not.
Yesterday, CREDO Mobile confirmed it was at the center of EFF's long - running fight against
NSLs after a three - year - old
gag order was finally revoked.
Following a ruling in EFF's lawsuit that
NSL gags are unconstitutional, Congress enacted reforms in 2015 that require the bureau to review
NSLs to determine whether the
gag orders are still necessary, and terminate those that are not.
The FBI established procedures under which a record keeping system generates reminders — when an
NSL investigation closes or reaches the three - year anniversary of its initiation — that the
gag order should be reviewed for possible termination.