Order Granting Leave to File Amicus Brief

UNITED ST ATES
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT
WASHINGTON, D.C.
IN RE : APPLICATION OF THE FEDERAL
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FOR AN 	Docket No . Misc. 14-01
ORDER REQUIRING THE PRODUCTION
OFTANG IBLE THINGS
ORDER GRANTING LEA VE FOR CENTER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES TO
FILE BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE NOT E XCE EDING 7000 WORDS
On December 18 , 2013 , the Court granted leave for the Center for National Security
Studies ("the Center") to file an amicus curiae brief, no more than 15 pages in length excluding
signature pages and any certificates of service, regarding the bulk production of telephony
metadata under 50 U.S.C. § 1861.
On April 3, 2014, the Center submitted a motion ("April 3, 2014 Motion") for leave to
file an amicus curiae brief in excess of 15 pages but not exceeding 7000 words, together with the
brief it sought to file . The April 3, 2014 Motion represents that counsel for the Center consulted
with counsel for the government and that the latter took no position about whether that Motion
should be granted.
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WHEREFORE, the Court having considered the April 3, 2014 Motion, it is HEREBY
ORDERED that the April 3, 2014 Motion is GRANTED and the accompanying brief shall be
accepted for filing in the above-captioned docket.
SO ORDERED this ~~ay of April , 2014.
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