TY  - BOOK
AU  - Foerstel,Herbert N
TI  - The Patriot Act: a documentary and reference guide 
SN  - 9780313341427 (alk. paper)
AV  - KF 9430 F64.2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Westport, CT
PB  - Greenwood
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001
KW  - War on Terrorism, 2001-
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - United States
KW  - Guerra contra el terrorismo, 2001-
KW  - Leyes y legislación
KW  - Terrorism
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Terrorismo -
KW  - Estados Unidos -
KW  - Prevención
KW  - Library surveillance
KW  - Vigilancia en la biblioteca -
N1  - Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 230-233) e índice; Reader's guide to documents and sidebars --; Foreword; Sanford Berman --; Preface --; Introduction --; 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 --; Index
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