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Letter to Conferees on Restrictions on Total Information Awareness and Special Registration Funding in H.J. Res. 2, the Omnibus Appropriations Bill (02/07/2003)

Coalition Letter to House Conferees Urging Support on the Wyden Amendment to H.J.Res.2, the Omnibus Appropriations Bill, Which Limits the Total Information Awareness Program (01/30/2003)

Coalition Letter to the Senate Conferees Urging Support on the Wyden Amendment to H.J.Res.2, the Omnibus Appropriations Bill, Which Limits the Total Information Awareness Program (01/30/2003)

Coalition Letter to Key Members of Congress Urging Prohibition of the "Total Information Awareness" Program (01/14/2003)

DOJ responses to questions submitted at July 25 oversight hearing - Dec. 23, 2002 (12/23/2002)
ACLU Patriot FOIA - DOJ responses to questions submitted at July 25 oversight hearing - Dec. 23, 2002

Testimony by ACLU's Barry Steinhardt on Surveillance System before DC City Council (12/12/2002)

Testimony by ACLU's Barry Steinhardt on Surveillance System before DC City Council (12/12/2002)

ACLU of National Capital Area testimony on Surveillance System before DC City Council (12/12/2002)

How the USA PATRIOT Act redefines "Domestic Terrorism" (12/06/2002)

Attorney General John Ashcroft's Assault on Civil Liberties (Updated September 2003) (10/30/2002)

DOJ response to followup questions - Sept. 20, 2002 (09/20/2002)
DOJ response to followup questions - Sept. 20, 2002

DOJ response to remaining questions - Aug. 26, 2002 (08/26/2002)
DOJ response to remaining questions - Aug. 26, 2002

DOJ Reply to House Judiciary Committee - response to 34 questions - July 26, 2002 (07/26/2002)
DOJ Reply to House Judiciary Committee - response to 34 questions - July 26, 2002

Letter to the House on H.R. 5005, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (07/24/2002)

Interested Persons Memo: Analysis of Changes to Attorney General Guidelines (06/06/2002)
On May 30, 2002, Attorney General Ashcroft released new Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Terrorism Enterprise Investigations. Sweeping away protections that have been in place since the 1970s, the new Guidelines allow the government to spy on domestic groups even when there is no suspicion of wrongdoing.

Interested Persons Memo: Brief Analysis of Proposed Changes to Attorney General Guidelines (05/30/2002)

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Tim Edgar on S. 1749, The Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act Before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration (04/12/2002)

Testimony of National Capital Area Executive Director Johnny Barnes on DC Surveillance Cameras Before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on the District of Columbia (03/22/2002)

ACLU testimony on Surveillance System before DC City Council (02/25/2002)

Letter to Reps. Smith and Scott Regarding "The Security Enhancement Act of 2001" (02/12/2002)