Archive for the 'Patriot Act' Category
More on the Patriot Act
October 30th, 2007Norman Oder - “The American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) are seeking language that would ensure that law enforcement requests for library patron records or the surveillance of library users through library networks go through judicial review.”
Judge: Parts of Patriot Act Unconstitutional
September 26th, 2007AP - “Two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow search warrants to be issued without a showing of probable cause, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.”
More on the Patriot Act Decision
September 10th, 2007Gregory H. Pike - “Late last week, a federal court declared portions of the USA PATRIOT Act dealing with National Security Letters (NSLs) to be unconstitutional. The court found that the NSL secrecy requirements violated the First Amendment rights of NSL recipients. In addition, the court found that the PATRIOT Act did not provide an [...]
Disappearing Civil Liberties Mug
May 17th, 2007A great gift for the lefty librarians in your life. (via)
“Pour in a hot beverage and watch your civil liberties disappear! Mug features the complete text of the Bill of Rights, but temperature sensitive print responds to the change and shows what remains thanks to the Patriot Act!”