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In ACLU Case, Federal Court Strikes Down Patriot Act Surveillance Power As Unconstitutional
September 29, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"Censorship And Secrecy May Potentially Be Turned On Ourselves As A Weapon Of Self-Destruction," Court Says
NEW YORK - Saying that "democracy abhors undue secrecy," a federal court today 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 oversight. The court also found a broad gag provision in the law to be an "unconstitutional prior restraint" on free speech.
http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/Safe...ID=16603&c=282
The court's decision is at:
http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/Safe...ID=16596&c=262
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