Judge disarms Patriot Act proviso | CNET News.com: "A key part of the USA Patriot Act that allows the FBI to secretly demand information from Internet providers violates the U.S. Constitution, a federal judge said Wednesday in a ruling that could have a broad impact on government surveillance.
U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero barred the FBI from invoking that portion of the law in the future, saying the mandatory gag orders amount to an 'unconstitutional prior restraint of speech in violation of the First Amendment.'"
Thursday, September 30, 2004
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