FC: Foes of USA Patriot surveillance law contemplate court challenge

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

Some background:
http://www.wartimeliberty.com/search.pl?topic=legislation

Text of law:
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/usa.act.final.102401.html

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http://www.wired.com/news/conflict/0,2100,48120,00.html
   
   Terror Law Foes Mull Strategies
   By Declan McCullagh (declan () wired com)
   2:00 a.m. Nov. 3, 2001 PST
   
   WASHINGTON -- Will the FBI be able to keep its brand new set of
   eavesdropping and surveillance powers?
   
   President Bush recently signed a massive anti-terrorism bill, granting
   investigators unprecedented powers that have been applauded by police
   groups but condemned by civil libertarians.
   
   Because parts of the spy law are so invasive that they arguably
   violate Americans' privacy rights, opponents of the so-called USA
   Patriot Act have begun to weigh how to mount a legal challenge.

   [...]



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