FISA Court Update

Filed at 10:19 pm, Wednesday December 21st 2005
by Arlen Parsa

Via EZ writer comes news about the future of the FISA court:

The judges could, depending on their level of satisfaction with the answers, demand that the Justice Department produce proof that previous wiretaps were not tainted, according to government officials knowledgeable about the FISA court. Warrants obtained through secret surveillance could be thrown into question. One judge, speaking on the condition of anonymity, also said members could suggest disbanding the court in light of the president’s suggestion that he has the power to bypass the court.

Full WaPo story here.

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