On August 22, 2008, the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review considered a petition asking for the court to review the constitutionality of certain “directives issued to the petitioner pursuant to a now-expired set of amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.”  The petition asked the court to weigh the question of national security versus the right of privacy under the Fourth Amendment.  The court considered the complex legal issues involved in such a question and found that the directives were lawful.  The full opinion, by Chief Judge Selya, can be found here.