From: Mike Godwin <mnemonic@eff.org>
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 94 08:10:37 PST
To: pmetzger@lehman.com
Subject: Re: your mail
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Perry writes:

> Mike Godwin says:
> >  
> > David Koontz writes:
> > 
> > > All this bullshit doesnot state that a court order is required, rather
> > > 'legal authorization', which means the NSA for foreign intellingence
> > > purposes without a court order.
> > 
> > The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requires a court order
> > for such taps.
> 
> I seem to remember something about this from The Puzzle Palace. Am I
> mistaken, or are such orders not made by a special court, which holds
> secret proceedings and which, so far as is known, has never denied a
> request?

You remember it correctly.


--Mike