Libraries and the USA patriot act: Values in conflict

Journal of Library Administration

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 69-87

  Matz, Chris ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connecticut John Does; Doe v Gonzales; FISA; National Security Letters; Privacy audit; Privacy policy; USA PATRIOT Act

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650859946     PISSN: 01930826     EISSN: 15403564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01930820802186399     Document Type: Review

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4. PL 107-56 (2001), 115 Stat 272.
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18. - 546 US 1301 (2005); Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg denied the emergency application to vacate the lower court's stay: "A decision of that moment warrants cautious review."
19. United States Court Of Appeals For The Second Circuit, op. cit.
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23. Ibid.
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27. Ibid.
28. "ALA Urges Congress To Reform Laws Governing The FBI's Use Of National Security Letters." 11 July 2007. http://www.ala.org/ala/ pressreleases2007/july2007/ nsl07.htm.
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