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UNITED STATES V. MOHAMUD
the acquisition is to obtain foreign intelligence information,
(2) they have adopted guidelines to ensure compliance with
the statutory limitations in § 702(b), and (3) the targeting and
minimization procedures and guidelines are consistent with
the Fourth Amendment. 50 U.S.C § 1881a(g)(2)(A); see also
id. § 1881a(g)(1)(B) (providing that if the AG and DNI
determine that “time does not permit the submission of a
certification under this subsection prior to the implementation
of an authorization under subsection (a)” they shall submit
the certification “as soon as practicable but in no event later
than 7 days after such determination is made”). Further, the
AG and DNI must periodically assess whether the
government is complying with FISC-approved targeting and
minimization procedures and guidelines, which adds further
oversight and privacy protections. See 50 U.S.C. § 1881a(i).
While Executive Branch certification contributes some
degree of further protection, it does not weigh heavily.
Typically in the Fourth Amendment context, review from a
neutral magistrate is considered the appropriate check on the
Executive, which otherwise may be motivated by its interest
in carrying out its duties. See, e.g., Leon, 468 U.S. at 913–14
(explaining that in obtaining a search warrant, a neutral
magistrate is “a more reliable safeguard against improper
searches than the hurried judgment of a law enforcement
officer ‘engaged in the often competitive enterprise of
ferreting out crime’” (citation omitted)). Under these
circumstances, where the only judicial review comes in the
form of the FISC reviewing the adequacy of procedures, this
type of internal oversight does not provide a robust safeguard.
The government notes that in In re Sealed Case, 310 F.3d
717, 739 (FISA Ct. Rev. 2002), the FISA Review Court
observed that Congress recognized that certification by the
AG in the traditional FISA context would “‘assure [ ] written
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