USA PATRIOT Act and Intellectual Freedom

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USA PATRIOT Act information for libraries was prepared by the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom and reviewed by legal counsel.

USA PATRIOT Act and Intellectual Freedom

For news on the USA PATRIOT Act, visit Review IFACTION Archive and USA PATRIOT Act News. For information about USA PATRIOT Act legislation, vist the ALA Washington Office, USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and District Dispatch.

For more information on the USA PATRIOT Act, contact Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Acting Director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom; Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 4224; Fax: 312-280-4227; dstone@ala.org.

Resolution on the Reauthorization of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act (2009 Annual Conference)

Resolution on the 2009 Reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act (Vermont Library Association)

Resolution on the Use and Abuse of National Security Letters

Confidentiality and Coping with Law Enforcement Inquiries: Guidelines for the Library and its Staff

ALA urges Congress to reform laws governing the FBI's use of National Security Letters

USA PATRIOT Act: Doe v. Gonzalez (June 5, 2006)

Law Enforcement Inquiries: Guidelines for Staff (Links to DOC and PDF) (June 1, 2006)

Legal Assistance with the USA PATRIOT Act (specific to Colorado) (June 1, 2006)