Misc. 13-03 Order (FISC 2013)

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UNITED STATES FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT WASHINGTON, D.C. IN RE MOTION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT OF A FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO PUBLISH AGGREGATE INFORMATION ABOUT FISA ORDERS ) ) ) ) ) Docket No. Misc. 13-03 ORDER This matter is before the Court on a Motion for Declaratory Judgment of a First Amendment Right to Publish Aggregate Information About FISA Orders, which was submitted on June 18, 2013. Any response by the U.S. Department of Justice to the motion must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 9, 2013. If the government responds, the Movant may file a reply brief no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 16, 2013, through the Security and Emergency Planning Staff, U.S. Department of Justice. The Court is aware that the Movant has made its Motion publicly available. Unless the government advises in a written submission made no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 25, 2013, that, in its assessment, the Motion contains classified information, information that is potentially classified and currently subject to a classification review, or information that is or should be sealed, the Court intends to post copies of the Motion and this Order to a publicly accessible Uniform Resource Locator. If the government advises that potentially classified information is currently subject to a classification review, the government shall state when it expects that review to be concluded. In addition, counsel for the Movant shall provide the bar membership information required under rule 7(h)(l) of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's Rules of Procedure ("FISC Rules"). See also FISC Rule 63 ("Practice Before the Court"). Such information must be submitted, in writing, no later than 5:00 pm on June 25, 2013. SO ORDERED, this ~Otday of June, 2013. I, Beverly C. Queen, Chief Deputy Clerk, FISC, certify that this document is a true and correct copy of the original~ Judge, United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

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