by administrator
on January 01, 1960
Letter from interested organizations advising that consideration of H.R. 3179, should be postponed until Congress has conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the Patriot Act authorities.  lt-goss-sensenbrenner-hr3179-15jun04.pdf
by administrator
on January 01, 1960
Letter from interested organizations urging the Department of Homeland Security to give the public an opportunity to comment on procedures that are being developed that may restrict the public dissemination of "homeland security information," including information that is "sensitive but unclassified." lt-ridge-hsisa-27aug03.pdf
by administrator
on January 01, 1960
Letter from interested organizations concerning the the practice of "ideological exclusion," refusing visas to foreign scholars, writers, artists, and activists not on the basis of their actions but on the basis of their ideas, political views, and associations.
idex-coalition-letter-3-18-09.pdf
by administrator
on January 01, 1960
Joint Comments Submitted on Behalf of American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Democracy & Technology, Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Media Access Project, The Rutherford Institute, and the Voice On The Net (Von) Coalition.
joint_comments_calea_25july07.pdf
by administrator
on January 01, 1960
The American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) support including enhanced civil liberties and due process safeguards in the reauthorization of selected provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. When Congress last reauthorized these provisions in 2005, it recognized the need for oversight and sunsets to ensure that there would be an opportunity to revisit the Act and make necessary changes. Since then, Justice Department investigations have produced abundant evidence of the need for comprehensive reform of the Act. Congress should pass the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 with key amendments to protect civil liberties.
lib-assoc-statement-patriot-23sep09.pdf
by administrator
on January 01, 1960
Letter from library associations calling on Congress to move cautiously in proposing new laws and regulations aimed at terrorism. ltr-library-anti-terror-100201.pdf
by administrator
on January 01, 1960
Library association statement in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks. library-statement-free-speech-19sept01.pdf
by administrator
on January 01, 1960
Library association letter in support of the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011, (S. 193).
lt-leahypatriot-02feb11.pdf
by administrator
on January 01, 1960
Matrix describing changes to search and seizure of electronic information due to the PATRIOT Act.
patriot-act-search-and-seizure-matrix.pdf
by administrator
on January 01, 1960
The Protect America Act (PAA) has broad implications for libraries and library users. As Congress considers amending the Act prior to its sunset, the library community (the "LC") asks that its interest, and those of its users, be protected in the final bill language by requiring a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ("FISC") to access the facilities of, or to obtain other information from, libraries in the United States.
paa-and-libraries-5oct07.pdf
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