!!! Overview [{$pagename}] is a [United States Judiciary] established in [1978|Year 1978] when [United States Congress] enacted the [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act] ([FISA]) [{$pagename}] is to oversee requests for [surveillance] warrants against foreign spies inside the [United States] by federal [Law Enforcement Agency] and [Intelligence Agencies]. Such requests are made most often by the [National Security Agency] ([NSA]) and the [Federal Bureau of Investigation] ([FBI]). Congress created [FISA] and its court as a result of the recommendations by the U.S. Senate's Church Committee.[1] Its powers have evolved to the point that it has been called "almost a parallel [United States Supreme Court]." !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }]