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)
Frequently Requested Resources
USA PATRIOT Act Search Warrant
Confidentiality and Coping with Law Enforcement Inquiries: Guidelines for the Library and its Staff
USA PATRIOT Act in the Library
USA PATRIOT Act Analysis by the Office for Intellectual Freedom
State Privacy Laws regarding Library Records
Leigh Estabrook USA PATRIOT Act Surveys
Resolutions Opposing USA PATRIOT Act
Resolution on the USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization
Resolution on the USA PATRIOT Act and Libraries
Resolution on the USA Patriot Act and Related Measures That Infringe on the Rights of Library Users
Resolution on Proposed Amendments to the USA PATRIOT Act
Resolution Reaffirming the Principles of Intellectual Freedom in the Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks
Bill of Rights Defense Committee
USA PATRIOT Act Resolutions of State Library Associations
USA PATRIOT Act Resolutions (Other Than State Library Associations)
Campus/University USA PATRIOT Act Resolutions
Additional Links to Other Resources
Pending Legislation Concerning the USA PATRIOT Act
The Impact of the USA PATRIOT Act on Free Expression
USA PATRIOT Act (Washington Office)
Outside Resources
Related Files
- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Denied the ACLU application for emergency relief in Doe v. Gonzales
- ALA Amicus Brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in Doe v. Gonzales
- RESOLUTION NO. 8378, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASADENA, CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING THE PROTECTION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND OPPOSING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE USA PATRIOT ACT (PUBLIC LAW 107-56)
- Brief of Amici Curiae ALA, FTRF, and ABFFE in Support of Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment in in John Doe; and ACLU v. John Ashcroft