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Florida Budget Document Concerning MATRIX (06/13/2003)

ACLU Challenges Government No-Fly List (06/06/2003)
Feature on ACLU Lawsuit Seeking Government Accountability For No-Fly List

Texas's Letter of Withdrawl from the MATRIX Program (05/21/2003)
Letter from Texas's Dept. of Public Safety issuing its withdrawl from the MATRIX program

MATRIX Sole Source Justification (05/05/2003)
Description of Seisint that make them qualified to be the only source for the data aggregation element of MATRIX

Statement by Jayashri Srikantiah of the ACLU-No. Cal in "No-Fly" Lawsuit (04/22/2003)

Statement from Thomas R. Burke in "No-Fly" Lawsuit (04/22/2003)

Statement by Rebecca Gordon and Jan Adams in "No-Fly" Lawsuit (04/22/2003)

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.

Letter to FBI HQ Appealing "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)

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

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

Letter Touting the Involvement of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in MATRIX (02/11/2003)
Letter boasting of the involvement of Florida Governor Jeb Bush in MATRIX

MATRIX Meeting Minutes from 02/06/2003 (02/06/2003)
Minutes from the Atlanta meeting of the MATRIX board of directors on 02/06/2003

"No Records" Letter from FBI headquarters in "No-Fly" Lawsuit (01/28/2003)

Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Musante Regarding Their Frequent Screenings on Alaska Airlines Flights (01/17/2003)

Letter from the FBI regarding FOIPA request re: Janet Adams in "No-Fly" Lawsuit (01/06/2003)