International Law,
Government,
Constitutional Law
Jan. 22, 2020
FISC: Who’s watching the watchers?
The FISC should have applied the same standard for its amicus appointment as for the judges themselves, or that of an appearance of impropriety.
Jeffrey A. Aaron
Public Defender
Mendocino County Public Defender's Office
3801 University Ave Ste 700
Riverside , CA 92501
Phone: (951) 276-6346
Fax: (951) 276-6368
Email: Jeffrey_Aaron@fd.org
Rutgers Univ SOL; Camden NJ
Jeffrey is a certified specialist in criminal law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
Many legal scholars and practicing attorneys have criticized the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), arguing that the secret court functions as a rubber stamp for the prosecution. There is neither defendant nor defense counsel present; indeed, no party other than the government appears, and the only evidence submitted comes from government lawyers.
From its creation in 1978 through 2012, the FISC approved 33,942 electroni...
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