Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

Senators Wyden and Schiff say DNI missed deadline to disclose FISA court ruling

Senators Ron Wyden and Adam Schiff say the administration has failed to meet a legally required September 13 deadline to publicly release a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ruling from earlier this year. That ruling reauthorized a year of Section 702 surveillance despite the court itself flagging that search filters let analysts pull Americans' messages without required approvals or records. The senators sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding compliance.

9to5mac.com · 2026-10-27

Senators Say Trump Administration Is Withholding FISA Court Ruling on Section 702

Senators Ron Wyden and Adam Schiff say the Trump administration missed its own September 13 deadline to publicly release a FISA court ruling from seven months ago that objected to how intelligence analysts search Americans' communications under Section 702. The program lapsed in June after Congress failed to renew it, though surveillance continues under the court's earlier approval, and officials are now pushing lawmakers to reauthorize it by year's end. The senators have demanded an explanation and the names of responsible officials by November 6.

wired.com · 2026-10-26