Senate Passes Short-Term Extension of Surveillance Powers under (FISA) and the (PATRIOT) Act
The Senate on Monday unanimously passed a 77-day extension of the federal government’s surveillance powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and the PATRIOT Act. Which technically expired on Sunday, March 15th. The Senate-passed bill is a clean extension that would retroactively authorize surveillance activities back to the expiration date, and will now head […]