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The Patriot Act : a documentary and reference guide / Herbert N. Foerstel ; foreword by Sanford Berman.

Foerstel, Herbert N. (Author).

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ISBN: 9780313341427 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 0313341427 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: xix, 236 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Publisher: Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-233) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. The Library Awareness Program : precursor to the USA PATRIOT Act -- FBI visit to Columbia University makes front-page news -- FBI Assistant Director James H. Geer describes Library Awareness Program -- Congress condemns Library Awareness program as the FBI defends it -- Critics of Library Awareness Program go public but suffer consequences -- State confidentiality laws as bulwark against library surveillance -- 2. The legislative response to 9/11 : conceived under siege, passed in haste -- After 9/11, President Bush addresses the nation and Congress pledges solidarity -- Removing restraints from FISA and other surveillance statutes -- Congressional bill hijacked by the Justice Department -- Limited debate threatens constitutionality of Patriot Act -- After the votes are cast, the battle lines are drawn --

3. The USA PATRIOT Act : the bill that defined America's domestic war on terrorism -- The USA PATRIOT Act -- Sharing investigative information -- Sneak and peek : secret search warrants -- Seizing "any tangible things" : Section 215 of the Patriot Act -- Detention of suspected terrorists -- A new definition of terrorism -- 4. Domestic surveillance under the Patriot Act -- Searches and seizures under the Patriot Act -- Gag orders impede documentation of Patriot Act surveillance -- Library surveys reveal FBI surveillance -- Attorney General John Ashcroft ridicules charges of library surveillance -- Preparing for FBI visits to libraries --

5. Detention, deportation, exclusion, and expropriation -- Sacrificing their liberty for our security -- Deportation and exclusion under the Patriot Act -- Interrogation and detention of immigrants -- Seizing assets under the Patriot Act -- Measuring Patriot Act success : harassing aliens or catching terrorists? -- 6. Congressional oversight of the Patriot Act -- Congress includes oversight requirements in the Patriot Act -- Senate faces difficulties in oversight of the Justice Department -- The House of Representatives demands answers from the Justice Department -- The Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General on the Congressional hot seat -- Inspector General reports find fault with Patriot Act implementation --

7. Amendments and legal challenges to the Patriot Act -- The Freedom to Read Protection Act -- Amendments languish in committee,but their language influences events -- Secret FISA court renders unprecedented rebuff to the Patriot Act -- ACLU FOIA suits shed light on implementation of the Patriot Act -- District court rules NSL gag orders unconstitutional -- 8. Reauthorization and beyond : the new and improved Patriot Act -- The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 -- FISA orders, national security letters, and gag orders -- Roving wiretaps and sneak and peek warrants -- Permanence and sunsets -- New oversight provisions in the Reauthorization Act -- Minor provision in the Reauthorization Act causes a major scandal -- Inspector General's report reveals FBI abuse of national security letters -- Patriot Act resources : electronic, print, and video.