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MATRIX Board of Directors Meeting Minutes from 04/22/2003 (04/22/2003)
Minutes from the Atlanta meeting of the MATRIX board of directors on 04/22/2003

FOIA Lawsuit on How the FBI Is Using the USA PATRIOT Act (04/21/2003)
The ACLU and other groups have filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Justice Department in an effort to learn how the government is using the new powers granted to it under the USA/PATRIOT Act. Most of the new powers in question involve the expanded use of FISA. Because the Justice Department has not complied with FOIA requirements to provide information, the ACLU has filed suit to force the Justice Department to comply with the law.

Second Letter from Florida Gov. Jeb Bush regarding MATRIX (04/18/2003)
Second Letter boasting of the involvement of Florida Governor Jeb Bush in MATRIX

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - News and Resources (04/08/2003)
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows for the government to spy on citizens without probable cause of involvement in wrongdoing. It has been greatly expanded since 9/11.

Text of ACLU Letter to the Attorney General Regarding Florida DMV Violations of Privacy (04/08/2003)

Ashcroft v. ACLU: Supreme Court Maintains Ban on Censorship Law (03/07/2003)
Feature page on ACLU challenge to Internet Censorsip law, the "Child Online Protection Act"

Letter to FBI Appealing FBI (SF) "No Records" Response for Rebecca Gordon in "No-Fly" Lawsuit (03/05/2003)

Letter to FBI HQ Appealing "No Records" Response for Janet Adams in "No Fly" Lawsuit (03/05/2003)

13th Annual Conference on Computers, Freedom & Privacy (03/05/2003)

Letter to FBI Appealing FBI (SF) "No Records" Response for Janet Adams in "No-Fly" Lawsuit (03/05/2003)

Letter to FBI HQ Appealing "No Records" Response for Rebecca Gordon in "No Fly" Lawsuit (03/05/2003)

Supreme Court Hears Web-Blocking Case (03/04/2003)
Web Feature on CIPA case (U.S. v. American Library Association, et. al.)