Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act (as required by Section 1001(3) of Public Law 107-56), March 2005, Office of the Inspector General. “Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Act), Public Law 107-56, directs the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the U.S. Department of Justice… Continue Reading
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Commentary on Restoring Civil Liberties and Revising Patriot Act
New York Times Editorial, April 10, 2005 – Revising the Patriot Act Continue Reading
USA PATRIOT Act Sunsets Report
CDT has made available a PDF version, 70 pages, of the DOJ’s April 2005 report, USA PATRIOT Act Sunsets Report. “The report, which was prepared at the request of Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, analyzes each of the 16 provisions that are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2005. See also Patriot Debates – A… Continue Reading
Contradictions Arise In Wake of Patriot Act Hearing
Several articles today raise questions about the extent to which the government has obtained access to library patron records, as indicated in testimony from yesterday’s hearing concerning the reauthorization of the law’s 16 provisions which are scheduled to expire at the end of 2005. Links are as follows: From the Christian Science Monitor, Patriot Act:… Continue Reading
DOJ Press Release Documents Use of Patriot Act
Press release today – Fact Sheet: USA Patriot Act Provisions Set for Reauthorization “Section 215 allows the FISA court to order the production of business records and other items, in the context of a national security investigation, to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a U.S. person; or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine… Continue Reading
Hearing on USA PATRIOT Act
Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing, April 5, 2005 – Oversight of the USA PATRIOT Act. Links to testimony by Alberto Gonzales, United States Attorney General and Robert S. Mueller III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as to Member Statements by Charles Grassley and Patrick Leahy Continue Reading
Montana Joins Other States and Localities in Opposing Patriot Act
2005 Montana Legislature, Senate Joint Resolution No. 19:…that it is the policy of the citizens of Montana to oppose any portion of the USA PATRIOT Act that violates the rights and liberties guaranteed under the Montana Constitution or the United States Constitution, including the Bill of Rights. Continue Reading
Public Remains Concerned With Privacy and Patriot Act
At a presentation today titled, “They Want Your Secrets: Personal Information Privacy in the Post-9/11 World, during the Emerging Issues in National and International Security conference, Valerie Caproni, General Counsel of the FBI stated in reference to issues concerning Section 215 of the Patriot Act, “We don’t like the fact that librarians are upset…While their… Continue Reading
FOIA Letter Regarding Exclusion of Foreign Nationals
Press release: “ACLU Seeks Records on Use of Patriot Act to Deny U.S. Entry to Prominent Foreign Scholars – Citing a serious and growing threat to academic freedom, the American Civil Liberties Union today filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for records concerning the governments practice of excluding scholars and other prominent individuals… Continue Reading
Reasonable Notice and Search Act
S. 316: A bill to limit authority to delay notice of search warrants (By Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]) Introduced Feb 8, 2005. Related references: “The Reasonable Notice and Search Act revises the Patriot Act authority to delay notice of the execution of search warrants – so-called “sneak and peak” provisions – and requires the Attorney… Continue Reading
Upcoming Hearings on Patriot Act Implementation
Press release: “Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) gained the commitment of the House Judiciary Committee to hold hearings on the implementation of the controversial Patriot Act. The review would be of the entire act, including those provisions set to expire at the end of this year. Rep. Lofgren succeeded in adding an amendment to the… Continue Reading
Is the Government Monitoring Your Web Browsing?
Press release: “Today the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the FBI and other offices of the US Department of Justice, seeking the release of documents that would reveal whether the government has been using the USA PATRIOT Act to spy on Internet users’ reading habits without a… Continue Reading
