Activists Defend Civil Liberties in Wake of Attack
Congress is approving new legislation that would greatly expand wiretapping powers of police as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. In response, a number of civil liberties activists have opposed new restrictions on freedoms.Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002, THOMAS Database.
Civil Rights the Next Casualty?, Wired, September 13, 2001.
FBI looking to Internet for terrorism clues, Siliconvalley (AP), September 12, 2001.
Privacy Trade-Offs Reassessed, Washington Post, September 12, 2001.
ISPs aid FBI in terrorist search, CNET, September 13, 2001.
Senate OKs Expanding Wiretap Law, Newsday (AP), September 13, 2001.
Intelligence: Spying on Terrorists and Thwarting Them, New York Times, September 14, 2001 (registration required).
Terrorism Bills Revive Civil Liberties Debate, Washington Post, September 14, 2001.
Activist Groups on Lookout for Erosion of Civil Liberties Law, Los Angeles Times, September 14, 2001.
