{"id":2592582,"date":"2026-04-19T15:45:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T19:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-reportedly-appealing-ruling-that-limits-feds-ability-to-use-notorious-spy-tool\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T15:48:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T19:48:47","slug":"doj-reportedly-appealing-ruling-that-limits-feds-ability-to-use-notorious-spy-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-reportedly-appealing-ruling-that-limits-feds-ability-to-use-notorious-spy-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Reportedly Appealing Ruling That Limits Feds&#8217; Ability to Use Notorious Spy Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-reportedly-appealing-ruling-that-limits-feds-ability-to-use-notorious-spy-tool%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2592582&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that the Trump-era Department of Justice is appealing a ruling that restricts certain tools used to collect Americans\u2019 data under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance act (FISA). Congress is considering extending Section 702, with President Trump urging Republicans to renew the program before its lapse.<\/p>\n<p>The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court issued a classified ruling extending the program through March 2027,tho the judge objected to some \u201cprocess messages\u201d tools. The ruling bars filtering systems that would narrow searches to see the communications of specific individuals who contact foreigners. The DOJ did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Additional context in the piece includes: a tweet from Rep. Thomas Massie criticizing FISA 702,and reports that Tulsi gabbard allegedly disagreed with the president on a clean extension. The article notes past debates and findings related to FISA, including Trump\u2019s own calls to \u201ckill FISA\u201d and a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >2019 inspector general report finding inaccuracies<\/a> in FBI applications for FISA warrants. It also cites that the FBI conducted more then 200,000 warrantless searches under Section 702 in 2022. House Republicans are floated options for extending the authority, ranging from a short, clean extension to a longer extension with significant reforms. The piece carries a Disclaimer typical of the Daily Caller News Foundation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Trump Department of Justice is appealing a ruling limiting the use of certain tools to collect Americans&rsquo; data, according to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>Congress is currently weighing an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-biden-admin-considering-using-private-firms-to-conduct-warrantless-surveillance-of-u-s-citizens\/\" title=\"CNN: Biden Admin Considering Using Private Firms To Conduct Warrantless Surveillance Of U.S. Citizens\">warrantless surveillance<\/a> of foreign nationals&rsquo; communications with Americans, as President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116409146419851362\">urges<\/a> Republicans to renew the program before its authorization expires on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court issued a classified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/16\/us\/politics\/fisa-ruling-appeal.html\">ruling<\/a> in March extending the program&rsquo;s ability to collect s and phone calls through March 2027, though the judge objected to tools analysts use to &ldquo;process messages,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/09\/us\/politics\/section-702-surveillance-fisa.html\">per<\/a> The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>Under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-alito-moves-up-deadline-for-supreme-court-briefing-in-pennsylvania-lawsuit-to-flip-the-election\/\" title=\"... Alito Moves Up Deadline For Supreme Court Briefing in Pennsylvania Lawsuit to Flip the Election\">court&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s ruling, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-johnson-impeachment-appears-to-be-distraction-from-what-democrat-leadership-knew-about-jan-6\/\" title=\"Sen. Johnson: Impeachment Appears to Be Distraction From What Democrat Leadership Knew About Jan. 6\">intelligence agencies<\/a> like the FBI, CIA, and National Security Agency cannot use filtering systems that refines search results to examine communications of specific individuals who contact foreigners, The New York Times reported, citing a person familiar.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I just viewed 2 Top Secret FISA docs.<\/p>\n<p>1) FISA Court opinion that raises serious concerns about FBI implementation of FISA 702.<\/p>\n<p>2) letter by Senator Wyden describing a secret government interpretation of FISA law.<\/p>\n<p>The Constitution requires I vote No on FISA 702 reauthorization.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/2044831945431843086?\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard allegedly disagreed with the president about a clean extension of Section 702 in February, Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/johnnysaks130\/status\/2044767004070969366?s=20\">reported<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While parts of FISA were illegally and unfortunately used against me in the Democrats&rsquo; disgraceful Witch Hunt and Attack in the RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA Hoax, and perhaps would be used against me in the future, I am willing to risk the giving up of my Rights and Privileges as a Citizen for our Great Military and Country!&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116409146419851362\">wrote<\/a> Wednesday on .<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our Military Patriots desperately need FISA 702, and it is one of the reasons we have had such tremendous SUCCESS on the battlefield,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;I have spoken with many in our Military who say FISA is necessary in order to protect our Troops overseas, as well as our people here at home, from the threat of Foreign Terror Attacks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump previously <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112245329328818599\">called<\/a> on Republicans in 2024 to &ldquo;KILL FISA&rdquo; because it was &ldquo;ILLEGALLY USED&rdquo; to spy on his campaign. A 2019 DOJ inspector general&rsquo;s report found &ldquo;significant inaccuracies&rdquo; in the FBI&rsquo;s application for FISA warrants against a Trump campaign adviser, and the DOJ later conceded that two of the four orders were not valid.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI conducted more than 200,000 warrantless searches of Americans&rsquo; information under Section 702 in 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/files\/CLPT\/documents\/2023_ASTR_for_CY2022.pdf\">according<\/a> to an Office of the Director of National Intelligence report.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans are floating several proposals as negotiations over extending the authority continue ahead of a vote.<\/p>\n<p>Suggestions include a clean short-term extension, as well as an extension longer than the White House&rsquo;s preference of 18 months that includes &ldquo;significant reforms,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/04\/16\/congress\/leaders-rushing-to-land-fisa-deal-00876916\">according<\/a> to Politico.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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Lawmakers are weighing a renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows warrantless surveillance of foreigners\u2019 communications that involve Americans, a renewal President Trump is urging Republicans to push before it expires. A March ruling by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court reportedly extended the program\u2019s ability to collect emails and phone calls through March 2027, but the judge objected to certain data-processing tools used by analysts. The court\u2019s decision reportedly prevents agencies like the FBI, CIA, and NSA from using filtering systems that narrow searches to target specific individuals who contact foreigners. The DOJ did not immediately comment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Separately, there are claims that House Republicans and others are considering different options for extending the authority: a clean, short-term extension or a longer extension with substantial reforms, beyond the White House\u2019s preferred 18 months. Politico cited reports that Tulsi Gabbard may have disagreed with the president on a clean extension of Section 702. Earlier, Trump had argued in favor of preserving FISA 702 to protect the military and the country, while he had previously criticized the program as illegally used against him. A 2019 inspector general report found significant inaccuracies in FBI\u2019s FISA warrant applications related to a Trump campaign adviser, with the DOJ later acknowledging that two of four orders were invalid. An intelligence report noted that the FBI conducted over 200,000 warrantless searches under Section 702 in 2022. 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