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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
In ACLU Case, Federal Court Strikes Down Patriot Act Surveillance Power As Unconstitutional


September 29, 2004




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

"Censorship And Secrecy May Potentially Be Turned On Ourselves As A Weapon Of Self-Destruction," Court Says

NEW YORK - Saying that "democracy abhors undue secrecy," a federal court today struck down an entire Patriot Act provision that gives the government unchecked authority to issue "National Security Letters" to obtain sensitive customer records from Internet Service Providers and other businesses without judicial oversight. The court also found a broad gag provision in the law to be an "unconstitutional prior restraint" on free speech.

http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/Safe...ID=16603&c=282

The court's decision is at:

http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/Safe...ID=16596&c=262

Wow. I like looking at the redacted documents. I particularly like that the gov't demanded that a quote from a published SCOTUS case be redacted. Not the cite, just the quote.