FISC: New FREEDOM Act had a 180 grace period for surveillance

“‘Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose,’ well, at least for 180 days. This application presents the question whether the recently-enacted USA FREEDOM Act, in amending Title V of FISA, ended the bulk collection of telephone metadata. The short answer is yes. But in doing so, Congress deliberately carved out a 180-day period following the date of enactment in which such collection was specifically authorized. For this reason, the Court approves the application in this case.” In re Application of FBI for an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 176165 (For. Int. Surv. Ct. June 29, 2015). [Note that it was on Lexis after the 180 days expired.]