Year------Number of------Number of------Number of
-------------FISA------------FISA----------FISA
--------Applications----Applications----Applications
---------Presented--------Approved--------Rejected
1979------- 199------------- 207-------------- 0
1980------- 319------------- 322-------------- 0
1981------- 431------------- 433-------------- 0
1982------- 473------------- 475-------------- 0
1983------- 549------------- 549-------------- 0
1984------- 635------------- 635-------------- 0
1985------- 587------------- 587-------------- 0
1986------- 573------------- 573-------------- 0
1987------- 512------------- 512-------------- 0
1988------- 534------------- 534-------------- 0
1989------- 546------------- 546-------------- 0
1990------- 595------------- 595-------------- 0
1991------- 593------------- 593-------------- 0
1992------- 484------------- 484-------------- 0
1993------- 509------------- 509-------------- 0
1994------- 576------------- 576-------------- 0
1995------- 697------------- 697-------------- 0
1996------- 839------------- 839-------------- 0
1997------- 749------------- 748-------------- 0
1998------- 796------------- 796-------------- 0
1999------- 886------------- 880-------------- 0
2000------ 1005------------ 1012-------------- 0
2001------- 932------------- 934-------------- 0
2002------ 1228------------ 1228-------------- 0
2003------ 1727------------ 1724-------------- 4
2004------ 1758------------ 1754-------------- 0
It's my understanding that the number of FISA apps that were "modified" by the FISA Court from 2001 to the present is more than the number "modified" in all the previous years combined. Whatever "modified" means.
Considering NONE had been denied previous to the four denials on 2004, and undoubtedly when the administration saw a political trend with the FISA court, they went their own way. Smart move. I'm sure we would have seen many more denials if Bush would have continued to rely on FISA