FBI v. Fazaga
Decided March 4, 2022. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 20-828 · 595 U.S. 344 (2022) · Cited 6 times
Holding
Section 1806(f) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978—providing a procedure under which a trial-level court or other authority may consider the legality of electronic surveillance conducted under FISA and order specified forms of relief—does not displace the state secrets privilege.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Stephen G. Breyer
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- United States v. Reynolds · 345 U.S. 1 (1953)
- Clapper v. Amnesty International USA · 568 U.S. 398 (2013)
- Tenet v. Doe · 544 U.S. 1 (2005)
- Totten v. United States · 92 U.S. 105 (1876)
- Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. of Virginia · 464 U.S. 30 (1983)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
Official text
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