Sentences with word «fisc»
The word "fisc" refers to the treasury or public finances of a government. It is often used to describe the money and resources that a government collects and manages for the benefit of its citizens. Full definition
According to Carr, so - called «legal advisors» do the job of vetting surveillance applications even before they get into FISC judges» hands.
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Comey, according to the memo, signed off on three FISA applications when it pursued the warrant to surveil Page in FISC (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court) during his tenure as FBI director.
By post add # 3.50 and order from FISC Giles Lane, Canterbury CT2 7NA
The president also called on Congress to authorize the establishment of a panel of advocates outside of government to provide an independent voice in significant FISC cases.
But I would argue that nothing has really changed in policymakers» attitudes towards spending, that the federal fisc has been rescued by the happy accident of aggressive revenue collection and decent economic growth.
After all, charters are public schools too — and their students have as strong a moral claim on the public fisc as conventional pupils.
«These mailings undermine the Democratic process by perpetuating incumbency from the public fisc [state money] and constitute an unethical and constitutionally dubious waste of taxpayer funds,» Singas wrote.
And though he has also litigated in the lower FISC — the so - called «rubber stamp» for approving government surveillance applications — Zwillinger did not know how to describe the place when I asked him.
So from Zwillinger's perspective, the role of independent counsel should be much more than running to argue in the public interest when FISC judges call for them to do so.
The New Orleans based film tells the story of Erica Fisc who disappeared 20 years ago.
Controversial FISC court rulings grant the NSA permission to monitor the communications of Americans, even communications within the scope of attorney - client privilege, provided those communications are deemed to have intelligence value and are with foreigners.
Scott Greenfield, criminal defense lawyer and author of the blog Simple Justice, wrote that it isn't enough to authorize FISC judges to call on independent counsel only when they feel like it.
Carr testified alongside Zwillinger on November 4th on the way FISC judges consider individual surveillance applications.
Carr, the former FISC judge, seems to believe that judges should have the opportunity to call on independent counsel on an as - needed basis.
Advised American subsidiary of European company regarding US Government access to EU hosted cloud content under Patriot Act procedures (National Security Letters or FISC subpoenas).
What evidence do you have that refutes the assertion that the NSA is unable to listen to the content of telephone calls without an explicit and defined court order from FISC?
Frank Mauro, Executive Director of the Fiscal Policy Institute discussed the relevance to this year's Congressional elections of Senator Daniel P. Moynihan's annual reports on New York State and the Federal Fisc.
There is no «London Calling» here, but let me suggest The Jam's «That's Entertainment,» because this tax won't have much to do with the questionable sustainability of the public fisc.
The seven FISC judges are Article III judges, selected by the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
As required by statute (50 USC 1805 (d)(1)-RRB-, a FISA order on an American citizen must be renewed by the FISC every 90 days and each renewal requires a separate finding of probable cause.
«The FBI and DOJ obtained one initial FISA warrant targeting Carter Page and three FISA renewals from the FISC.
It added: «The OIG will review the DOJ's and FBI's relationship and communications with the alleged source as they relate to the FISC applications.»
Now, part of the reason they're not abused is because these checks are in place, and those abuses would be against the law and would be against the orders of the FISC.»
In the case of Carter Page, the government had at least four independent opportunities before the FISC to accurately provide an accounting of the relevant facts.
As required by statute (50 U.S.C. §, 1805 (d)(l)-RRB-, a FISA order on an American citizen must be renewed by the FISC every 90 days and each renewal requires a separate finding of probable cause.
On October 21, 2016, DOJ and FBI sought and received a FISA probable cause order (not under Title VII) authorizing electronic surveillance on Carter Page from the FISC.
However, the FISC's rigor in protecting the rights of Americans, which is reinforced by 90 - day renewals of surveillance orders, is necessarily dependent on the government's production to the court of all material and relevant facts.
The Ohrs» relationship with Steele and Fusion GPS was inexplicably concealed from the FISC.
Our findings, which are detailed below, 1) raise concerns with the legitimacy and legality of certain DOJ and FBI interactions with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), and 2) represent a troubling breakdown of legal processes established to protect the American people from abuses related to the FISA process.
Due to the sensitive nature of foreign intelligence activity, FISA submissions (including renewals) before the FISC are classified.
Furthermore, Deputy Director McCabe testified before the Committee in December 2017 that no surveillance warrant would have been sought from the FISC without the Steele dossier information.
Steele should have been terminated for his previous undisclosed contacts with Yahoo and other outlets in September — before the Page application was submitted to the FISC in October — but Steele improperly concealed from and lied to the FBI about those contacts.
Mr. Flaherty reiterated that the eventual head of the national securities regulator he is seeking to create will join the FISC, completing a model that is being considered in the United States and the European Union.
The FISC is chaired by the superintendent of financial institutions, Julie Dickson, although Mr. Flaherty's spokesman, Chisholm Pothier, said the minister hadn't decided whether the bank regulator would continue to lead the committee.
A FISA warrant application for Page would have included any and all information the FBI felt a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) judge should see in order to grant a warrant in the first place.
Our findings, which are detailed below, 1) raise concerns with the legitimacy and legality of certain DOJ and FBI interactions with the Foreign IntelligenceSurveillance Court (FISC), and 2) represent a troubling breakdown of legal processes established to protect the American people from abuses related to the FISA process.
As required by statute (50 U.S.C. 1805 (d)(1)-RRB- a FISA order on an American citizen must be renewed by the FISC every 90 days and each renewal requires a separate finding of probable cause.
Warrant applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court are rarely denied — in fact, from 1979 to 2013, a FISC judge denied warrant requests just 12 times (with 533 requests for modifications to the warrant).