Following up on previous postings concerning the FBI’s use of National Security Letters to obtain library patron records, the New York Times reports today, Librarian Is Still John Doe, Despite Patriot Act Revision Continue Reading
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President Signs Patriot Act Reauthorization
Press release: President Signs USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act, March 9, 2006 White House Fact Sheet: Safeguarding America: President Bush Signs Patriot Act Reauthorization White House, In Focus: USA PATRIOT Act Continue Reading
Efforts to Protect Civil Liberties Continue on the Hill
CDT: “The House approved a PATRIOT Act renewal bill on Tuesday that lacks meaningful privacy and civil liberties reforms. The Senate passed the bill last week. The bill will now go to President Bush for his signature. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, who voted to renew the PATRIOT Act last week but vowed to… Continue Reading
New DOJ OIG Report on Patriot Act Implementation Released
Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, Special Report, March 2006 Continue Reading
Patriot Act Amendments Approved By House in Two Vote Margin
AP: Congress Renews Patriot Act; Bush to Sign Continue Reading
National Journal Profiles AG Gonzales
National Journal: Defense Attorney, March 3, 2006. “To his backers, Gonzales is a quiet, hardworking attorney general notable for his open management style and his commitment to the administration of justice and to the war on terrorism. To his critics, Gonzales is a Bush yes-man who never really left the White House and who continues… Continue Reading
Patriot Act Reathorization Means No Changes for Another 4 Years
Follow-up to Patriot Act Reauthorization Passed by Senate, from the Christian Science Monitor today, How the Patriot Act came in from the cold – The addition of new civil liberties protections made the Patriot Act’s final lurch toward passage possible. Continue Reading
Patriot Act Reauthorization Passed by Senate
The vote was 89-10, with the following senators voting against the reauthorization: Sen. Akaka (D-HI); Sen. Bingaman (D-NM); Sen. Byrd (D-WV; Sen. Feingold (D-WI); Sen. Harkin (D-IA); Sen. Jeffords (I-VT); Sen. Leahy (D-VT); Sen. Levin (D-MI); Sen. Murray (D-WA) and Sen. Wyden (D-OR). Related postings on Patriot Act Continue Reading
USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006 (S. 2271)
CRS Report: USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006 (S. 2271) – “S. 22711 amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and the five federal statutes providing national security letter (NSL) authority to federal intelligence investigators in the following manner: (1) it grants recipients of a Section 215 order the express right to… Continue Reading
FOIA Lawsuit Reveals DOJ Can Release Legal Memos on Domestic Surveillance In March
National Security Archives press release: “Under pressure from a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the Justice Department on February 10 conceded in federal court that it could begin releasing as early as March 3 the internal legal memos relied on by the Bush administration in setting up the controversial National Security Agency warrantless wiretapping program.… Continue Reading
Range of Groups Dissatisfied With Patriot Act Reauthorization
Follow-up to Agreement Reached on Patriot Act Reauthorization: Cave-in on the Patriot Act, New York Times Editorial, February 12, 2006 (via International Herald Tribune) NPR – Librarians Wary of Patriot Act’s Implications: All Things Considered, February 11, 2006 · “Michael Gorman, head of the American Library Association, and librarian Joan Airoldi offer Debbie Elliott their… Continue Reading
Agreement Reached on Patriot Act Reauthorization
Press release: “Republican Senators John Sununu (R-NH), Larry Craig (R-ID), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (on 2/9) announced they have reached agreement with the White House regarding the reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act. The package includes modifications to the Conference Report in three specific areas to better protect civil liberties while still… Continue Reading
