The Patriot Act
Since its passage in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Patriot Act has engendered much controversy. Supporters contend that it is an important and proper tool in the fight against terrorism. Detractors say that the Patriot Act severely erodes civil liberties. What are the major provisions of the Patriot Act? Why is the act so controversial? In what ways has it been applied so far? What are the important arguments of supporters and opponents of the legislation?
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Show Me the Money: Patriot Act helps the Feds in cases with no tie to terror. Michael Isikoff.
Newsweek Dec 1, 2003 p36 (715 words)
Paring back the Patriot Act.
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Nov 13, 2003 pK0505 (946 words)
Ashcroft mocks librarians in Patriot Act defense. News Fronts Washington, Ashcroft, Attorney General John
American Libraries Nov 2003 v34 i10 p10(3) (1231 words)
Show us your money: the USA PATRIOT Act lets the feds spy on your finances. But does it help catch terrorists? John Berlau.
Reason Nov 2003 v35 i6 p22(9) (4408 words)
Put the Patriot Act to good use - on the White House leak. (OPINION)
The Christian Science Monitor Oct 14, 2003 p11 (778 words)
Analysis: Opposition to Patriot Act grows.
United Press International Oct 11, 2003 pNA (1569 words)
Driving dangerously with the Patriot Act. (OPINION)
The Christian Science Monitor Oct 2, 2003 p09 (778 words)
Justice Department aggressively defending the Patriot Act. Michelle Mittelstadt.
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Sept 26, 2003 pK2532 (1181 words)
On the road with Ashcroft: he's trying to talk up the patriot act, but Americans may no longer be buying. (Column) David Cole.
The Nation Sept 22, 2003 v277 i8 p22 (1879 words)
Patriots vs. the Patriot Act. (Column) David Sarasohn.
The Nation Sept 22, 2003 v277 i8 p23 (992 words)
PATRIOT Act Forges Unlikely Alliance; Conservative advocacy organizations and their liberal counterparts are finding common ground in defending constitutional freedoms against the USA PATRIOT Act. (THE NATION) Paul Rush.
Insight on the News Sept 16, 2003 p26 (1614 words)
Editorials on John Ashcroft and the Patriot Act.
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service August 25, 2003 pK6914 (2050 words)
1984 in 2003?: Fears about the Patriot Act are misguided. Ramesh Ponnuru.
National Review June 2, 2003 v55 i10 pNA (1581 words)
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: before and after the USA Patriot Act. (Legal Digest). Michael J. Bulzomi.
The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin June 2003 v72 i6 p25(8) (4442 words)
The USA-PATRIOT Act and the American response to terror: can we protect civil liberties after September 11? . (panel discussion )
American Criminal Law Review Fall 2002 v39 i4 p1501(33) (16576 words)
New anti-money laundering programs raise scrutiny across-the-board; improper treatment of suspicious activity under the USA PATRIOT Act can turn an investigation in your direction. Geoffrey M. Connor.
New Jersey Law Journal July 22, 2002 v169 i4 p28(2) (1679 words)
USA Patriot Act is broader than you might imagine; from libraries to universities to trucking companies, sweeping provisions of the act change the status quo. Henry E. Hockeimer Jr..
New Jersey Law Journal April 15, 2002 v168 i3 p29(1) (988 words)
The consequences of enlisting federal grand juries in the war on terrorism: assessing the USA Patriot Act's changes to grand jury secrecy. Sara Sun Beale, James E. Felman.
Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy Spring 2002 v25 i2 p699(22) (7975 words)
The dark side to a just war: the USA PATRIOT Act and counterterrorism's potential threat to religious freedom. (Editorial) Derek H. Davis.
Journal of Church and State Wntr 2002 v44 i1 p5(13) (5414 words) |
