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Gorham-Oscilowski, Ursula; Jaeger, Paul T. – Government Information Quarterly, 2008
In response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the USA PATRIOT Act greatly expanded the ability of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to use National Security Letters (NSLs) in investigations and the contexts in which they could be used by relaxing the standards under which NSLs could be employed. NSLs allow investigators to acquire a significant…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Investigations, Terrorism, Freedom of Speech