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IP: Overview of Changes to Legal Rights since 9/11/2001
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:59:24 -0400
------ Forwarded Message From: jpn () users sourceforge net Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:48:28 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-sept-11-legal-rights-gla nce0905sep05.story ---------- Overview of Changes to Legal Rights By The Associated Press September 5, 2002, 11:44 AM EDT Some of the fundamental changes to Americans' legal rights by the Bush administration and the USA Patriot Act following the terror attacks: * FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION: Government may monitor religious and political institutions without suspecting criminal activity to assist terror investigation. * FREEDOM OF INFORMATION: Government has closed once-public immigration hearings, has secretly detained hundreds of people without charges, and has encouraged bureaucrats to resist public records requests. * FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Government may prosecute librarians or keepers of any other records if they tell anyone that the government subpoenaed information related to a terror investigation. * RIGHT TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION: Government may monitor federal prison jailhouse conversations between attorneys and clients, and deny lawyers to Americans accused of crimes. * FREEDOM FROM UNREASONABLE SEARCHES: Government may search and seize Americans' papers and effects without probable cause to assist terror investigation. * RIGHT TO A SPEEDY AND PUBLIC TRIAL: Government may jail Americans indefinitely without a trial. * RIGHT TO LIBERTY: Americans may be jailed without being charged or being able to confront witnesses against them. ------ End of Forwarded Message For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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