On January 15th, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review released a redacted opinion of an August 2008 decision that ruled that federal agencies could conduct warrantless surveillance for national security purposes. The case arose after a telecommunications company filed suit challenging the surveillance law. The court dealt with whether the Fourth Amendment prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures applied to intelligence agencies compelling telecommunications companies to open their networks for surveillance purposes. The court found that the Fourth Amendment was no bar as long as the executive branch had safeguards in place to protect individuals against unwarranted surveillance. The court also stated that courts should not frustrate executive branch efforts to protect national security. The redacted opinion may be found at http://www.uscourts.gov/newsroom/2009/FISCR_Opinion.pdf