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The U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA court or FICS) is a U.S. federal court authorized under 50 U.S.C. §1803. It was established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA Act). The FISC oversees requests for surveillance warrants against suspected foreign intelligence agents inside the United States by federal police agencies (primarily the FBI).
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