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Safe and Free : General : Legislative Documents

ACLU Letter to Congress Urging a "No" Vote On S. 2271, amendments to the Patriot Act Improvement and Reauthorization Act

ACLU Letter to Congress Strongly Urging A "No" Vote On Final Passage of the Conference Report Agreement Reauthorizing the USA PATRIOT Act

Testimony of Timothy D. Sparapani, ACLU Legislative Counsel, On Secure Flight and Registered Traveler Before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

Conservative and Republican Voices Against President Bush’s NSA Spying Program

Top Ten Myths About the Illegal NSA Spying Program
ACLU Fact Sheet lays out the top ten distortions and lies used by the Bush Administration to justify the illegal NSA spying, and the legal realities every American should know.

Summary of Top Ten Myths About the Illegal NSA Spying Program
ACLU Fact Sheet lays out the top ten distortions and lies used by the Bush Administration to justify the illegal NSA spying, and the legal realities every American should know.

Letter from Human Rights Organizations Regarding House Resolution 593

ACLU Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Urging Strong Questioning of Deputy Attorney General Nominee Paul McNulty

Coalition Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Strongly Urging An Investigation Into the NSA's Domestic Sureveillance

Testimony of Washington Legislative Office Director, Caroline Fredrickson, At A Democratic Hearing to Investigate NSA Wiretapping Program

Coalition Sign-On Letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff Expressing Major Concerns with Radio Frequency Identity Chips Contained in REAL ID Legislation

Legal Experts Letter to Congress on NSA Domestic Spying Program

Congressional Research Service Memo: Presidential Authority to Conduct Warrantless Electronic Surveillance to Gather Foreign Intelligence Information

ACLU Letter to Attorney General Gonzales Requesting the Appointment of Outside Special Counsel for the Investigation and Prosecution of Violations, or Conspiracy to Violate, Criminal Laws Against Warrantless Wiretapping of American Persons

ACLU Letter to Congress Strongly Oversight Hearings In Response to NSA Spying On American Citizens

ACLU Letter to Congress Urging Opposition to Gutting of McCain Amendment

ACLU Letter to the House Regarding the Secret Service Provision in the USA PATRIOT Act

ACLU Letter to the Senate Regarding the Secret Service Provision in the USA PATRIOT Act

One Page Summary of Conference Report on Patriot Act Reauthorization

ACLU Chart Comparing Patriot Act Proponent Rhetoric Versus Patriot Act Reality

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