The FBI had recently expressed frustration that investigators weren't able to reach protected data on Devin Patrick Kelley's phone, but Apple said it had offered to help out investigators.
The USA Liberty Act of 2017 (S. 2158), which takes aim at government overreach under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), was introduced by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah.
The U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has ruled that there is sufficient standing to proceed with a lawsuit that could require the court to publicly reveal the justifications behind the NSA's electronic surveillance program.
