Since the act was first enacted, lawmakers have authorized extension after extension, refusing to make any meaningful changes to the law.

WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union testified before a key House subcommittee today on the need for comprehensive reform of the USA Patriot Act. Three troubling provisions of the Patriot ...

The Patriot Act has been the cause of significant controversy since its passage. Among its earliest and most vocal critics has been the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which has brought several ...

Chip Pitts talked about his concerns with the USA PATRIOT (Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act of 2001 and civil liberties, and he responded to telephone ...

The American Civil Liberties Union has dropped a three-year-old lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the USA Patriot Act, months after Congress rewrote parts of the law.

NEW YORK--The American Civil Liberties Union urged the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday to uphold two separate lower court rulings that whittle away at provisions of the U.S. Patriot Act ...

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit last month challenging a provision of the USA Patriot Act that was used to deny a visa to at least one prominent foreign scholar, Tariq Ramadan ...

And Laura Murphy, director of the Washington National Office of the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU has filed suit against the Justice Department over one provision of the Patriot Act.

The American Civil Liberties Union files a lawsuit charging that the Patriot Act grants the government surveillance powers that violate Fourth Amendment protections against illegal searches. Parts ...

Calling the Patriot Act a “textbook example” of how not to make law, Lynch on Monday urged Congress to slow down when considering legislation that could affect civil liberties.

Tufts students gathered to meet members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the film, titled "Unconstitutional - The War on our Civil Liberties." The film explored the Bush administration ...

Does the USA Patriot Act endanger liberty? Last month Attorney General John Ashcroft toured the United States to defend the government’s expanded powers, which he says allow it to “anticipate ...