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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

By: Kenneth J. Ryan
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism
Edited by: Gus Martin
Subject:Terrorism, Terrorism/Counterterrorism, International Security (general)
Keywords:Church committees; electronic surveillance; Fourth Amendment; intelligence; national security; Patriot Act; surveillance

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was passed in 1978 to provide a statutory framework for foreign and domestic intelligence electronic surveillance. Although FISA has been established law for some time, new controversies surrounding the law and its implementation have ...

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  Ryan, K. (2011). Foreign intelligence surveillance act. In G. Martin (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of terrorism (pp. 214-215). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n143
  
  Ryan, Kenneth J. "Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, 2nd ed.edited by Martin, Gus, 214-15. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n143.
  
  Ryan, K. 2011. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. In: Gus Martin Editor, 2011. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, 2nd edn, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 214-215 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n143> [Accessed 16 Jun 2021].
  
  Ryan, Kenneth J. "Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism. Edited by Gus Martin.2nd ed Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 214-15. SAGE Knowledge. 16 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n143.
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