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Section 702: The Law That Lets the Government Read Your Emails Without a Warrant
FISA expires Monday and 75% of voters want reform — here's how the FBI searches your communications without a warrant.
Congress Has the Votes for a Warrant Requirement. Leadership Won't Allow a Vote.
Defense contractor money and intelligence officials converged to block a bipartisan warrant amendment before the April 20 FISA deadline.
Chip Roy's Bill Would Freeze a Nonprofit's Assets. No Trial Required.
The bill criminalizes paying dues or attending meetings at a designated organization — the same power aimed at foreign terror groups, turned on domestic advocacy.
7,413 Warrantless Searches of Americans. Section 702 Expires in Five Days.
FBI searches of Americans' data jumped 35% last year — and the bureau admits it lost count of how many additional queries slipped past oversight.
Six Days. No Deal. Carriers Are Threatening to Pull the Plug on Section 702.
FISA Section 702 expires April 20. Communications carriers warn they will stop collecting. Congress still has no deal — and only two votes to spare.
The FBI Paid $27 Million for Your Location Data. No Warrant Required.
Federal agencies spend millions buying Americans' location data from commercial brokers — no warrant, no judge, no probable cause required.
The Iran War Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Warrantless Surveillance
Intelligence officials cite the Iran ceasefire to block FISA reforms — while carriers warn they'll stop collecting data in seven days.
Seventeen State Attorneys General Just Told Congress: Stop Buying Our Data Without a Warrant
A bipartisan AG coalition demands Congress close the loophole letting federal agencies buy Americans' location data without a warrant.
What Is Section 702 and Why Does It Expire April 20?
The FBI searched Americans' communications 3.4 million times without warrants under this law — and Congress has eight days to decide its future.
What Is Section 702 — and Why Does It Expire April 20?
The FBI ran 200,000 warrantless searches of Americans' data last year under this law — and Congress has nine days to fix or extend it.
The FBI Director Admitted Under Oath He Buys Americans' Location Data. Congress Has Ten Days.
Kash Patel confirmed the FBI buys Americans' location data without warrants — Congress has seven working days to pass reform before FISA Section 702 expires.
Ten Days to Save FISA. Congress Has No Deal.
FISA Section 702 expires April 20. Congress returns April 13 with no deal, a fractured coalition, and a White House that hasn't taken a position.