S. 877 · 111th Congress
A bill to provide for the non-discretionary Supreme Court review of certain civil actions relating to the legality and constitutionality of surveillance activities.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Arlen Specter
- Introduced
- 2009-04-23
- Latest action
- 2009-04-23 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Requires review by the Supreme Court of appeals of interlocutory or final judgments, decrees, or court orders challenging the legality or constitutionality of: (1) the President's Surveillance Program (Terrorist Surveillance Program); (2) certain statutory defenses for the protection of persons assisting the federal government with information, or access to it, including communication contents, communications records, or other information relating to a customer or communication; and (3) any intelligence activity involving communications that was authorized by the President during a specified period.
Requires the Supreme Court to advance on the docket any such appeal and expedite it to the greatest extent possible.