Clapper v. Amnesty International USA
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Clapper v. Amnesty International USA, 568 U.S. 398 (2013), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that Amnesty International USA and others lacked standing to challenge section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. § 1881a), as amended by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008.[1][2][3][4]
Quick Facts Clapper v. Amnesty International, Argued October 29, 2012 Decided February 26, 2013 ...
Clapper v. Amnesty International | |
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Argued October 29, 2012 Decided February 26, 2013 | |
Full case name | James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, et al., Petitioners v. Amnesty International USA, et al. |
Docket no. | 11-1025 |
Citations | 568 U.S. 398 (more) 133 S. Ct. 1138; 185 L. Ed. 2d 264; 2013 U.S. LEXIS 1858; 2013 ILRC 1311; 41 Med. L. Rptr. 1357; 81 U.S.L.W. 4121 |
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Prior | defendant motion for summary judgment granted sub nom. Amnesty International v. McConnell, 646 F. Supp. 2d 633 (S.D.N.Y. 2009); reversed, 638 F.3d 118 (2nd Cir. 2011); rehearing en banc denied, 667 F.3d 163 (2011); certiorari granted, 566 U.S. ___ (2012) |
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Respondents lack Article III standing to challenge FISA Amendments Act of 2008, 50 U. S. C. §1881a. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Alito, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas |
Dissent | Breyer, joined by Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan |
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