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USA PATRIOT Act

An archive of Democracy Now! reports on the USA PATRIOT Act since it was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. It has been reauthorized several times by both President Bush and President Barack Obama.

StoryMay 05, 2003

Operation Homeland Resistance: As Immigration Detainees Complain About Mistreatment in Jail, a Coalition of Activists Plan New Campaign to Oppose the War at Home

StoryMar 11, 2003

Police in Montpelier Photograph Student Protesters & Ask for Surveillance Help From the Local Media: Meanwhile in Minnesota, Law Enforcement Identifies Student Anti-War Group As Possible Threat

StoryFeb 10, 2003

Justice Department Secretly Drafts Legislation to Strengthen the Patriot Act

StoryDec 23, 2002

Art Torres, the Chair of the California Democratic Party Assails the Ins and Justice Department’s Post-9/11 Policies

StoryDec 18, 2002

Hundreds of Muslim Men From Around the Country Have Been Detained As They Register with Immigration Authorities Under New Government Orders: The Council On American-Islamic Relations Debates the Depar

StoryAug 26, 2002

Attorney General John Ashcroft Appeals a Ruling By the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

StoryJun 25, 2002

The FBI Is Monitoring Our Reading Habits With or Without Evidence of Terrorism or Spying

StoryFeb 27, 2002

Illegal Detentions, Security Culture, and the New Wave of Repression Against Themuslim-American and Activist Communities

StoryDec 07, 2001

Ashcroft Hearings

StoryOct 29, 2001

Bush Signs Legislation Vastly Expanding Federal Powers to Wiretap, Eavesdrop, Detain Anddeport

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