A SAFEr USA PATRIOT Act?
Information Today, Vol. 21, No. 6, p. 17, June 2004
3 Pages Posted: 22 Jun 2010
Date Written: June 2004
Abstract
The USA PATRIOT Act was enacted on an accelerated schedule in response to and less than two months following the horrific events of September 11, 2001. The Act restructured many existing laws involving intelligence gathering, criminal law and procedure, and immigration practices. While passed nearly unanimously by both houses of Congress, the Act was and remains controversial throughout society, but particularly within the library and information communities.
Keywords: USA PATRIOT Act, SAFE Act, terrorism intelligence gathering, criminal investigations, libraries, invasion of privacy, search and seizure, civil liberties, abuse of power, legislation
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