[Politech] Justice Department defends Patriot Act in letter to editor [priv]

2004-04-28 Thread Declan McCullagh
from the deputy attorney general... Original Message Subject:DAG LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 09:02:30 -0400 (EDT) [Note: The New York Times ran an abbreviated form of the DAG's letter this morning. Below, please find the full

[Politech] Ten years later, Congress still in a snit about smut [fs]

2004-04-28 Thread Declan McCullagh
[In 1994, then-Sen. Jim Exon, D-Neb., introduced the Communications Decency Act. It became law in January 1996 as part of the telecommunications act and was immediately challenged by the ACLU and the ALA. I had the good fortune to be a plaintiff in that lawsuit, which ultimately was wildly