Court rules FISA Section 702 surveillance of US resident was unconstitutional

A New York federal court ruled that the FBI violated the Fourth Amendment by querying Section 702 intelligence databases to read a US resident’s emails without a warrant in the Agron Hasbajrami case, deeming such searches unreasonable even as it declined to suppress the evidence on other grounds. The article places the decision in the wider debate over Section 702’s renewal, noting civil liberties concerns about warrantless queries, the FBI’s national security arguments, and the statute’s recent reauthorization without added warrant requirements, with further reconsideration expected in 2026.