Federal judge rules 2 Patriot Act provisions unconstitutional
CNN
0926/07
A federal court on Wednesday struck down two provisions of the Patriot Act dealing with searches and intelligence gathering, saying they violate the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures with regard to criminal prosecutions. ‘It is critical that we, as a democratic nation, pay close attention to traditional Fourth Amendment principles,’ wrote Judge Ann Aiken of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in her 44-page decision...
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Two Patriot Act provisions ruled unlawful
Associated Press
09/26/07
Two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow search warrants to be issued without a showing of probable cause, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, as amended by the Patriot Act, “now permits the executive branch of government to conduct surveillance and searches of American citizens without satisfying the probable cause requirements of the Fourth Amendment...
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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Judge Rules Provisions in Patriot Act to Be Illegal
Susan Jo Keller, of The New York Times, reports: "a federal judge in Oregon ruled Wednesday that crucial parts of the USA Patriot Act were not constitutional because they allowed federal surveillance and searches of Americans without demonstrating probable cause. 'For over 200 years, this nation has adhered to the rule of law - with unparalleled success,' Judge Aiken's opinion said in finding violations of the Fourth Amendment prohibitions against unreasonable search and seizure. 'A shift to a nation based on extraconstitutional authority is prohibited, as well as ill advised.'"
https://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/092707K.shtml
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=intelligence+gathering
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=warrants
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=surveillance
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Patriot+Act
0926/07
A federal court on Wednesday struck down two provisions of the Patriot Act dealing with searches and intelligence gathering, saying they violate the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures with regard to criminal prosecutions. ‘It is critical that we, as a democratic nation, pay close attention to traditional Fourth Amendment principles,’ wrote Judge Ann Aiken of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in her 44-page decision...
https://tinyurl.com/2yozc8
Two Patriot Act provisions ruled unlawful
Associated Press
09/26/07
Two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow search warrants to be issued without a showing of probable cause, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, as amended by the Patriot Act, “now permits the executive branch of government to conduct surveillance and searches of American citizens without satisfying the probable cause requirements of the Fourth Amendment...
https://tinyurl.com/yohyk2
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Judge Rules Provisions in Patriot Act to Be Illegal
Susan Jo Keller, of The New York Times, reports: "a federal judge in Oregon ruled Wednesday that crucial parts of the USA Patriot Act were not constitutional because they allowed federal surveillance and searches of Americans without demonstrating probable cause. 'For over 200 years, this nation has adhered to the rule of law - with unparalleled success,' Judge Aiken's opinion said in finding violations of the Fourth Amendment prohibitions against unreasonable search and seizure. 'A shift to a nation based on extraconstitutional authority is prohibited, as well as ill advised.'"
https://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/092707K.shtml
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=intelligence+gathering
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=warrants
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=surveillance
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Patriot+Act
rudkla - 27. Sep, 10:55
