alt Hacker Newshas anybody ever challenged the PATRIOT Act on compliance with the 4th Amendment?
Not that it really matters, with the current Supreme Court being what it is, but still...
has anybody ever challenged the PATRIOT Act on compliance with the 4th Amendment?
Not that it really matters, with the current Supreme Court being what it is, but still...
The issue, as I understand it, is that someone with standing to sue over the 4th amendment would be prosecuted under a FISA court. Those cases due to how the court was created and structured, do not end up in front of the supreme court.
It's one of those weird things in the US constitution which allow for congress to create new federal courts which don't ultimately fall under the jurisdiction of the regular federal courts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurisdiction_stripping