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Privacy Technology : Surveillance Wiretapping : Legislative Documents

Coalition Letter to President Bush Urging Opposition to a Backdoor National ID System (02/11/2002)

Coalition Letter to Secretary Mineta Urging Opposition to a Backdoor National ID System (02/11/2002)

Testimony of ACLU President Nadine Strossen on National Security and the Constitution (01/24/2002)

Letter to the House Urging Opposition to "The Customs Border Security Act of 2001" (12/04/2001)

Testimony of ACLU President Nadine Strossen on Department of Justice Oversight Before the Senate Judiciary Committee (12/04/2001)

Letter From ACLU of Florida Seeking Information on Use of Facial Recognition In Tampa (11/27/2001)

DOJ Reply to ACLU Information Request (11/20/2001)

DOJ Reply to Letter Requesting Information on Implementation of PATRIOT Act (11/20/2001)

How the Anti-Terrorism Bill Puts CIA Back in the Business of Spying on Americans (10/23/2001)

How the Anti-Terrorism Bill Enables Law Enforcement to Use Intelligence Authorities to Circumvent the Privacy Protections Afforded in Criminal Cases (10/23/2001)

Letter to the Senate Urging Rejection on the Final Version of the USA PATRIOT Act (10/23/2001)

Letter to the House Urging Rejection on the Final Version of the USA PATRIOT Act (10/23/2001)

Letter to the House Urging Opposition to the "Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001"; the Oxley Bill (10/16/2001)

Letter to the House Urging Them to Vote "No" on the PATRIOT Act (10/12/2001)

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Timothy Edgar Before the United States Commission on Civil Rights On Changes in Immigration Detention Practices and the Impact of Proposed Legislation on the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of Citizens and Immigrants (10/12/2001)

Wiretap Provisions Comparison Chart (Administration, House, Senate Versions, with ACLU comments) (10/09/2001)

Letter to the Senate Urging Rejection of U.S.A. Act (10/09/2001)

Letter to Congress Urging Changes in Provisions of Anti-Terrorism Legislation (10/02/2001)

Testimony by Legislative Counsel Rachel King Before the House Judiciary Committee on the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 (09/24/2001)

Letter to Rep. Kennedy on the "Violent Offender DNA Identification Act of 1999" (09/22/2001)

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