January 17, 2007

White House: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Will Oversee Spy Program

The Bush administration, in what appears to be a concession to its critics, said today it will allow an independent court to monitor its warrantless electronic-eavesdropping program. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told the leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, created in 1978 to supervise anti-terrorism wiretapping within the United States, will supervise the eavesdropping operations.

White House Says Judiciary Will Monitor Spy Program, New York Times, January 17, 2007.