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Judge James Robertson's resignation from the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court raises an interesting question, just how many warrants have been issued based on illegally obtained information. According to the Washington Post story, these worries were central to Robertson's decision to quit and prompted FISA court Presiding Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly (who had been briefed on this in 2004) to insist that the Justice Department certify no evidence gained without warrant would be presented to the FISA court. No word in the story on whether the Justice Department has actually certified this or not.