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“AFP sends a letter of support to Congress for major reforms to protect Fourth Amendment rights in the next reauthorization of FISA Section 702.”
Later this month, Congress will vote on reauthorizing FISA Section 702 — a massive surveillance program that “incidentally” collects huge quantities of Americans’ personal communications. Any reauthorization must include reforms to protect the basic rights of Americans.
On March 12, South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden signed into law a bill to move legislative rule-making powers back towards its proper place in the Legislative Branch.
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Act (FISA) allows intelligence agencies to collect the communications of targeted non-U.S. persons (individuals who are not American citizens and who are reasonably believed to be currently outside of the United States).
On December 10, 2025, Americans for Prosperity joined a coalition letter to the House Judiciary Committee expressing support for FISA Section 702 reforms. AFP supports strong national security measures, but the constitutional rights of Americans must be protecting. Necessary reforms include strong warrant requirements, closing the data broker loophole, and guarding against abuse of the FISA Court.
Guidance documents impose hidden mandates on Americans. The GOOD Act would provide much needed transparency.
North Carolina has joined seventeen other states in ending a long-standing practice in which judges deferred to a state agency’s interpretation of their own handling of regulations. On October 17th, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled against judicial deference in Alvin Mitchell v. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors.
