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Category Archives: Patriot Act
9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act Amendment
This represents the text of H.R. 10 as reported by the Committee on the Judiciary. Committee Amendment to H.R. 10, October 1, 2004. (PDF, 625 pages) See also my related posting, September 27, New Draft Legislation Expands on Patriot Act Continue Reading
Essay on the Impact of Patriot Act on Electronic Surveillance Law
Reconstructing Electronic Surveillance Law, by Daniel J. Solove. “The USA-Patriot Act made a number of changes in electronic surveillance law, but the most fundamental problems with the law did not begin with the USA-Patriot Act. In this article, Professor Solove argues that electronic surveillance law suffers from significant problems that predate the USA-Patriot Act. The… Continue Reading
Patriot Act Provision Struck Down by Federal Judge
In a 120 page decision today, Doe and ACLU v. Ashcroft et al., No. 04-CIV-2614, Judge Victor Marreo, Southern District of New York, “struck down an entire Patriot Act provision that gives the government unchecked authority to issue “National Security Letters” to obtain sensitive customer records from Internet Service Providers and other businesses without judicial… Continue Reading
New Draft Legislation Expands on Patriot Act
The 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act (PDF, 335 pages), introduced by House Speaker Hastert on September 24, 2004. Hastert Statement on 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act Related documents – EFF press release, Draft “PATRIOT II” Legislation Goes Too Far and Brookings Briefing- Intelligence Reform in the Wake of the 9/11 Commission Report (PDF, 50 pages) Continue Reading
Hearing on SAFE Act and Patriot Act
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing today, “A Review of Counter-Terrorism Legislation and Proposals, including the USA PATRIOT Act and the SAFE Act.” Link to testimony and member statements The SAFE Act (S. 1709), To amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to place reasonable limitations on the use of surveillance and the issuance of search… Continue Reading
Redacted Gov’t Documents and Challenges to Patriot Act
From the Washington Post (re’g req’d), U.S. Uses Secret Evidence In Secrecy Fight With ACLU, and the related ACLU press release. See also Record Number of FOIA Requests Received by Federal Gov’t in 2003. Continue Reading
Debate Over Merits of Patriot Act Continue
Pitching the Patriot Act – In the ongoing debate over the merits of the anti-terror law, it’s easy to get carried away. Previous postings on Patriot Act Continue Reading
Profile of Patriot Act Sections Scheduled to Sunset
From the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Let the Sun Set on Patriot. Previous posts on Patriot Act. Continue Reading
DOJ Issues Report on Patriot Act
Today the DOJ released a 29 page report to Congress detailing the manner in which the Patriot Act has been applied in the fight against terrorism. [Link] Report From the Field: The USA PATRIOT Act at Work (PDF) [thanks to Rich Allen] Continue Reading
Updates to CRS Reports on Security, Terrorism and Privacy
From Secrecy News (all reports in PDF): Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends, CRS Issue Brief, updated July 6, 2004 The USA Patriot Act Sunset: A Sketch, updated June 10, 2004 USA Patriot Act Sunset: Provisions That Expire on December 31, 2005, updated June 10, 2004 Continue Reading
House Complies In Response to White House Threat to Veto Restrictions to Patriot Act
Statements of Administration Policy (July 7, 2004) H.R. 4754, Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2005 [Link, 3 pages, PDF] “If legislation were presented to the President that includes any provision that forces the courts to allow notice to criminal suspects before a search warrant is executed,… Continue Reading
