Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,

"To countenance this practice would convert Section 702 into precisely what Defendant has labeled it - a tool for law enforcement to run 'backdoor searches' that circumvent the Fourth Amendment," U.S. District Judge LaShann Dearcy Hall said in the ruling, which was released on Jan. 21.

Government officials acquired information on the defendant, Agron Hasbajrami, a legal permanent resident who they arrested in 2011 and charged with providing material support to a terrorist organization. The information was gathered under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which lets authorities spy on people.