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Patriot Act

Facebook's Hire of Patriot Act Co-Author Raises Questions on Company's Commitment to Privacy

Sometimes I feel like, somebody's watching me.

US House Squashes Yet Another Attempt to Expand Patriot Act Powers

Deirdre Fulton, staff writer

Orwellian "Anti-terrorism Information Sharing is Strength Act" fails to garner two-thirds majority

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Federal Court Overturns Landmark Ruling on NSA Spying

Nadia Prupis, staff writer

New decision finds plaintiff in 2013 case did not have legal standing to...

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'He Should Get the Nobel Peace Prize': Ellsberg Champions Snowden's Profound Impact

Nadia Prupis, staff writer

"[T]he first time...this mass surveillance that's been going on is subjected to...

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Victory for Privacy, Vindication for Snowden as Phone Dragnet Sunsets

Greenwald: Obama, Media 'Irresponsible' for Scaring Public Over Patriot Act

Critics Blast 'Compromises' as Patriot Act Barrels Toward Sunset

Corporate Media Accused of Parroting Fear-Mongering over Patriot Act

With Deadline in Sight, Senate Scrambles on Patriot Act

'Historic Tactical Win Against Surveillance' as USA Freedom Act Fails in Senate

For 7 Years, FBI Defied Law for Seeking a Person’s Records Under Patriot Act

A Tangled Surveillance, Trade-Pact Mess on Capitol Hill

As Spying Foes Look to 'Sunset' Patriot Act, White House Turns up the Pressure

Majority of Americans Oppose NSA Spying: Poll

'Fake' Reform: Little to Celebrate as USA Freedom Act Passes House

House to Vote on NSA Bill, But Critics Say It Falls Short of 'Powerful Reform'

Newswire

Senator Bernie Sanders

Sanders to Vote 'No' on Domestic Spying Bill...

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA)

'Patriot Act,' 'Freedom Act' — or a 'Government Shell Game'...

ACLU

ACLU To Deliver 60,000 Signatures to Sen. Tillis Today Calling for End to Section 215 the Patriot Act

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA)

Fallacies of PATRIOT Act 'Compromises'...

Free Press

BREAKING: Nationwide Sunset Vigils Tomorrow Calling for Congress to Sunset the PATRIOT Act

ACLU

ACLU Calls for Expiration of Patriot Act Section 215

Views

Jim Naureckas

The Mass Surveillance of US Public Continues as USA Today Declares It Ended

Nadia Kayyali, Mark Jaycox

Section 215 Expires—For Now

Tim Karr

The Sun Must Set on Mass Surveillance

Glenn Greenwald, Jameel Jaffer

On Patriot Act Renewal and USA Freedom Act

Jameel Jaffer

Scaremongering About the Patriot Act Sunset

Marcy Wheeler

The Section 215 Rap Sheet

Michelle Richardson

An Extension of the Patriot Act Is a Vote for Unconstitutional Snooping

Trevor Timm

Justice Department Report Directly Contradicts the Attorney General's Claims about the Patriot Act

Neema Singh Guliani

After Rand Paul’s Sort-of Filibuster, What’s Next for Surveillance Reform?

John Atcheson

As Long as We're Talking about Bush, Iraq, and the Patriot Act...

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