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Patriot Act to be scrutinized

March 31, 2005 Tumultuous process of reviewing portions of the USA Patriot Act is about to begin. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, portion

Patriot Act debate will resume in fall

August 2, 2005 The House and the Senate have voted to make large portions of the Patriot Act permanent. But key details are still up for negotiation. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, negotiation, section, Bush Administration, law, president

Feds uncloak the Patriot Act

April 5, 2005 As debate begins on portions of the law set to expire, officials summarize how the "sneak and peek" provision has been used. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, disclosure, police, Bush Administration, law, portion, section

Congress plans scrutiny of Patriot Act

May 9, 2005 In October 2001, politicians rushed the Patriot Act into law. This time, they're pledging to be more careful. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Sept. 11, politician, process

Police blotter: Patriot Act e-mail spying approved

February 10, 2006 Federal judge OKs prosecutors' Patriot Act request for e-mail surveillance without any evidence of wrongdoing by the target. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Police Blotter, prosecutor, surveillance, electronic communication, request, language, evidence, e-mail, monitoring, analysis

Police blotter: Judge questions Patriot Act bugs

November 4, 2005 In this week's Police blotter, a Massachusetts judge curbs the Justice Department's Internet bugging request. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Police Blotter, wiretap, Judge, register, Massachusetts, service provider, Internet Service Provider, prosecutor, police, Internet service, communication, government, bug, IP address, IP

Patriot Act fight moves to Senate

December 14, 2005 House of Representatives votes to renew Patriot Act for four years--but passage in Senate this week uncertain. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Wisconsin, Michigan, legislation, Republican, Democrat, senator

Senators quiz FBI director on Patriot Act

May 2, 2006 They ask for clarity on the agency's use of secret requests for subscriber information from Internet service providers. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Sen., senator, service provider, request, Democrat, Internet service, agency, Internet Service Provider, letter, U.S.

Must we renew the Patriot Act?

December 12, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh wonders how taxes and drug testing relate to catching terrorists. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, drug testing, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, surveillance, crime, conference, senator, America, Republican, tax, U.S.

Senate rebuffs Bush on Patriot Act

December 16, 2005 Bipartisan vote defies the president and makes pro-civil liberties reforms more likely when Senate returns in January. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, senator, critic, vote, Michigan, extension, law, Republican, Democrat, president

The next chapter in the Patriot Act

April 4, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh previews what promises to be a stormy congressional debate starting this week. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, law, debate, Bush Administration

Senators won't take away FBI surveillance power

March 21, 2007 Top Democrats and Republicans say they prefer oversight, rather than repealing part of Patriot Act used by FBI for illegal monitoring. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Patrick Leahy, senator, oversight, Sen., agent, Democrat, Republican, power

ACLU challenges Patriot Act

November 2, 2005 ACLU asks judges to uphold lower court rulings that would eliminate gag provisions on "secret" FBI requests for information. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, provision, court, Connecticut, recipient, First Amendment, New York, Internet service, service provider, Internet Service Provider, law, attorney

Bush ratchets up Patriot Act pressure

December 21, 2005 President Bush and his allies step up pressure on senators to renew a law with limited reforms that would protect civil liberties. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, renewal, senator, Republican, vote, Democrat, law, president

Feds push for full renewal of Patriot Act

July 1, 2005 Parts of the controversial post-9/11 law expire soon. The U.S. Justice Department wants to keep them. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, renewal, executive director, department, record, library, law

Gonzales urges speedy vote on Patriot Act

December 14, 2005 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Republicans step up campaign calling for four-year renewal of the controversial law. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Wisconsin, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Republican, vote, conference, law, Sen., Rep., Democrat, Adobe PDF, document

Patriot Act renewal draws filibuster threat

December 8, 2005 Plan backed by White House for minimal changes and four-year renewal draws opposition in the Senate. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, renewal, opposition, Patrick Leahy, senator, conference, Democrat, Republican, Bush Administration, bill, law, Washington, threat

Year in review: Electronic surveillance takes center stage

December 29, 2005 Congress, courts wrestle with the Patriot Act, and RFID tags become more popular. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, surveillance, Real ID Act, RFID tag, driver's license, RFID, telecommunications company, politician, telecommunications, law, database

Police blotter: Patriot Act wins a round

October 14, 2005 In this week's episode, library group loses emergency appeal to U.S. Supreme Court related to FBI's demand for Internet records. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Police Blotter, emergency, appeal, court, Adobe PDF, order, law

Patriot Act may be renewed without reforms

December 8, 2005 Last-minute deal calls for a vote to renew expiring portions of the law. But six senators could block it on privacy grounds. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, computer hacking, surveillance, senator, police, law, Internet provider, Sen., Republican, service provider, conference
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