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PATRIOT Act
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Federal judge denies request to make government report on PATRIOT Act public
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI may keep classified a report to…
May 21, 2012
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IRE denied dam inspection records since 2002; PATRIOT Act cited
In its beaver-like stockpiling of government data, handy for quick dispensation to journalists, the non-profit group Investigative Reporters and Editors has for…
June 25, 2008
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Groups urge court to strike down surveillance law
The National Security Archive and Electronic Frontier Foundation urged a federal appeals court on Wednesday to outlaw a section of…
March 21, 2008
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