Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Public Access to Rulings From Secretive FISA Court

The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington on Oct. 5, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

An attempt to gain access to decisions made by a secretive court has been denied by the Supreme Court.

The American Civil Liberties Union and a coalition of other groups had argued that the Constitution’s First Amendment requires the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to make available all “novel or significant interpretations” of law issued between Sept. 11, 2001, and mid-2015.