As Congress debates whether to renew key provisions of the USA Patriot Act, outside interests are deeply involved. Among the strategies: radio advertisements for and against renewal of the law. This ...

When Congress passed the USA Patriot Act, it hoped to make it harder for terrorists to funnel funds through the U.S. banking system undetected. But it appears lawmakers' best intentions may have ...

Protesters at the Republican National Convention in 2004 marching against the Patriot Act, which critics said allowed unconstitutional surveillance. (American Library Association / KPBS) By signing up ...

Three provisions of the Patriot Act, including one that gives the FBI more leeway to search computer and bank records, are set to expire at the end of this year. It's a new administration, but the act ...

WASHINGTON--A Republican senator said a newly-created privacy and civil liberties watchdog panel should focus on dispelling "disinformation" about the controversial Patriot Act. At a hearing Tuesday ...

A frenzy of last-minute negotiations over the Patriot Act, conducted behind closed doors as a Dec. 31 expiration date nears, has yielded a four-year renewal of the law and no substantial reforms. Sen.

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a Republican-backed proposal to extend and modify the Patriot Act, clearing the way for a high-stakes battle in the Senate. In a 251-174 vote that ...

Yesterday at a courtroom in downtown Manhattan, Jameel Jaffer and lawyers from the ACLU's National Security Program argued the unconstitutionality of the Patriot Act gag forced upon the our John Doe ...

A week after four bombings in London, American lawmakers consider controversial provisions of the USA Patriot Act, approved after the Sept. 11 attacks... and the balance between national security and ...

Understanding the Patriot Act "Sunsets" The Patriot Act contains more than 150 separate sections in 10 major titles. About a tenth of the law expires or "sunsets" this year unless Congress votes to ...

As principal author of the Patriot Act and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee during its consideration, I find it necessary to remind the Biden administration that the Patriot Act doesn’t apply ...