USA PATRIOT Act and Intellectual Freedom
For news on the USA PATRIOT Act, visit 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)
Frequently Requested Resources
USA PATRIOT Act Search Warrant
Confidentiality and Coping with Law Enforcement Inquiries: Guidelines for the Library and its Staff (opens Word document)
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 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
ACLU Call to Reform the USA Patriot Act
Additional Links to Other Resources
The Impact of the USA PATRIOT Act on Free Expression
USA PATRIOT Act (Washington Office)
Outside Resources
Libraries and National Security: An Historical Review (December 2004)
