Patriot Act
FSC Co-Signs ACLU Letter Questioning Expanded Surveillance Legislation
The Free Speech Coalition has co-signed a letter drafted by the American Civil Liberties Union that questions the U.S. Senate’s controversial renewal of PATRIOT Act provisions that would allow the U.S. government to spy on people’s online search and browsing histories without probable cause.
Democrats Back Down on Patriot Act
Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wisc., and his small band of fellow Patriot Act opponents were overwhelmingly outvoted when the Senate approved renewal of the U.S. Patriot Act by a vote of 89-10.
End of The Patriot Act?
“A nation in fear cannot be a nation that's free,” Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., warned from the Senate floor today, blasting Democratic-led efforts that put on hold a permanent renewal of the controversial USA Patriot Act on hold.
House Extends Patriot Act
A modified version of the USA Patriot Act passed the House of Representatives Dec. 14, with 44 Democrats joining 207 Republicans in a vote to extend the controversial anti-terrorist bill past its Dec. 31 expiration date.
Patriot Act Renewal Approved by House
The Patriot Act is closer to getting a new lease on life after the U.S. House of Representatives voted 257-171 on a bill reauthorizing the controversial law that has stirred vigorous debate among free speech and privacy advocates.
Civil Liberties Takes a Beating in Latest Patriot Act Dispute
Democrats and civil liberties groups arguing for limits on the invasive, highly secretive snooping powers granted to law enforcement under the Patriot Act have been snubbed at every turn as the Republican-controlled Congress seems unwilling to make even minor concessions.
FSC to Fight Patriot Act at Erotica LA
One day after a Senate panel voted to renew and expand key provisions of the Patriot Act, the FSC announced it would sponsor a political action center at Erotica LA, June 10-12 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, to help rally support for the repeal of the Act.
Planned Patriot Act Renewal Highlights Expansion
Plans to renew the Patriotic Act, a collection of homeland security measures enacted in 2001, include what is being called a “wish list” for the conservative Bush administration.
Patriot Act Emergency Disclosure Prompts Concerns
As sections of the Patriot Act face expiration by the end of the year, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security has been holding hearings to determine which sections, if any, should be renewed.
Bipartisan Caucus to Push Patriot Act Reform
A handful of U.S. Representatives have formed an odd alliance to press for major reforms to the USA Patriot Act, including provisions that allow the FBI to access customer records from Internet service providers without warrant or notification to customers.
EFF Files PATRIOT Act FOIA Requests
The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the FBI and several Department of Justice agencies on Friday, hoping to discover whether the USA PATRIOT Act is being used to monitor the reading habits of Internet users.
Judge Strikes Down Portion of Patriot Act
Warning that “democracy abhors undue secrecy,” a federal judge struck down a Patriot Act provision today that he referred to as “an all-encompassing prophylactic rule.”
Justice Department Struggles to Retain Control of Patriot Act
In the final stretch for the Bush Administration to keep the controversial Patriot Act intact before sections of it are slated to expire, the Justice Department stood before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday with a 29-page report.
ACLU Challenges Patriot Act
The American Civil Liberties Union went public with grievances over the constitutionality of the Patriot Act and a sealed court case involving the “National Security Letter” power, which authorizes the FBI to obtain sensitive customer records from businesses.
Patriot Act Used In Scam
The email scammer uses the Patriot Act, a sizable set of anti-terrorism laws and provisions pushed through Congress immediately after 9/11, to frighten people into surrendering their personally identifying information
Patriot Act Renewal?
Just over a dozen key provisions of the Patriot Act will expire on Dec. 31, 2005, and already the issue is being used as a campaign flagship by President Bush