Legal Opinion
National Security Letter v. Sessions
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 17, 2017No. 16-16067, 16-16081, 16-16082PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
IKUTA, Circuit Judge:
In this case, we consider challenges to the constitutionality of the law authorizing the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to prevent a recipient of a national security letter (NSL) from disclosing the fact that it has received such a request. 18 U.S.C. § 2709(c). An NSL is an administrative subpoena issued by the FBI to a wire or electronic communication service provider which requires the provider to produce specified subscriber information that is relevant to an authorized national security investigation. Id. § 2709(a). By statute, the NSL may include a…
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