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

Sign-on Letter to House and Senate Judiciary Committees On Covert Searches Provisions in Anti-Terrorism Legislation (10/19/2001)

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)

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

Wiretap Provisions Comparison Chart (Administration, House, Senate Versions, with ACLU comments) (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)

Letter to Senators Hatch and Leahy on Opposition to S. 304, the "Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2001" (06/29/2001)

Coalition Letter to Attorney General Ashcroft on Privacy Issues (05/02/2001)

Letter to the House On the Privacy of Outbound U.S. Mail (10/18/2000)

Letter to the Senate on Legislation to Increase Law Enforcement Electronic Surveillance, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Prosecution of Juveniles in Federal Court, and to Make the Use of Encryption a Grounds for Enhancing a Criminal Penalty (10/10/2000)

Letter to the House Urging Opposition to Secret Administrative Subpoenas (09/26/2000)

Letter to Rep. Conyers and Hyde on the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (09/18/2000)

Letter to Rep. Lewis on H.R. 4001, the "Civil Rights for International Travelers Act" (06/28/2000)

Letter to Senator Durbin on S. 2393, the "Reasonable Search Standards Act" (06/28/2000)

Statement of Legislative Counsel Gregory T. Nojeim on the Fourth Amendment and the Internet Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution (04/06/2000)

Testimony of Legislative Counsel Gregory T. Nojeim on the Civil Liberties Implications of Counterterrorism Measures Before the National Commission on Terrorism (03/17/2000)