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Now three years post 9/11 our country has
had time to reflect on the events following the worst terrorist attack
in our nation's history. That event prompted many changes in our
government and laws. The most dramatic of these changes was the
Patriot Act of 2001. The Library has put together this page to help the
public understand this legislation. For additional information click on
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to search for other related items in our Library.
Legislation
Federal and state agencies have published
reliable information that is freely available to the public at the
following Websites:
The Patriot Act is officially known as PUBLIC LAW 107–56—OCT. 26,
2001. It is a 132 page document that is best read with Adobe Acrobat
reader. Click
here for a free download.
Civil Liberties
The
Keep America Safe and Free details the American Civil Liberties Union
effort to fight the war on terror's infringement on our civil liberties
with the passage of the Patriot Act. Read about their
Challenge to National Security Letter authority.
A
Civil Liberties Webliography published by the Hartford Public Library.
It has links to books and articles and Websites regarding civil liberties.
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 Refuge
of a scoundrel : the Patriot Act in libraries / Herbert N. Foerstel.
KF4315 .F64 2004
Homeland security / edited by Norris Smith and Lynn M.
Messina.
HV6432 .H657 2004
 Censored
2004 : the top 25 censored stories / Peter Phillips & Project
Censored ; introduction by Amy Goodman.
PN4888.P6 C46 2004
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Newspaper
The Hartford Public
Library offers electronic access to articles through its
iConn database service
for patrons of Connecticut libraries. You will need your library card to log
into the database.
The USA Patriot Act and Patron Privacy on Library Internet
Terminals is an article written by a library law consultant.
"Patriot Act sets Bush, Kerry apart."
The
Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News
Service) Oct 12, 2004.
"Fearful Patriot Act?"
The
Washington Times, Oct 22, 2004 pA18.
White House supports Patriot Act
change. UPI NewsTrack, Oct 22, 2004.
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The Patriot Act [videorecording] / ABC
News Productions
Video - Documentary/P
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