Category: PATRIOT Act
Where does Kavanaugh stand on privacy, net neutrality, 1st Amendment?
Like a good proportion of the country, I have been doing my best to catch bits and pieces of the Senate hearings regarding the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to the US Supreme Court. When I sat down to write this blog I wondered, what impact might Kavanaugh’s confirmation have on intellectual freedom issues?
FTRF and ALA join amicus brief asserting readers’ First Amendment right to be free of NSA’s online surveillance
The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) and American Library Association (ALA) on Thursday joined with booksellers, international, and research librarians to file an amicus brief defending their ability – and […]
Choose Privacy Week Brief: Tell Congress to Support Real Privacy and Surveillance Law Reform
The time is long past for Section 215 to be meaningfully reformed to restore the civil liberties massively and unjustifiably compromised by the USA PATRIOT Act. ~~ALA President Courtney Young […]
It’s now or (almost) never for real NSA reform; contacting Congress today critical!
Crossposted courtesy of the ALA Washington Office’s District Dispatch blog: It was mid-summer when Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the outgoing Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, answered the House of […]
Choose Privacy Week 2014: Just Another Hysterical Librarian for Freedom
by Nancy Kranich Rutgers School of Communication and Information Past President, American Library Association Are librarians hysterical about protecting user privacy, as Attorney General John Ashcroft contended in 2003? That […]
Stop Watching Us: Join the Rally Against Mass Surveillance
This Saturday, October 26th, on the 12th anniversary of the signing of the USA PATRIOT Act, StopWatching.us, a coalition of over 100 advocacy organizations and individuals across the political spectrum […]
ALA Council passes resolution on whistleblowers; government transparency
Note: the below is the text passed by ALA Council on Tuesday, July 2. It replaces the resolution on Edward Snowden passed on Monday, July 1. RESOLUTION ON THE NEED […]
Seven for Sunday: Intellectual Freedom activities today at #ALA2013
We’re halfway through what’s been a fun, provocative, and invigorating 2013 ALA Annual Conference – and there’s tons more on the schedule. After 5 for Friday and 6 for Saturday, today we […]
Platt, Feingold win FTRF Roll of Honor Awards
Reposted from FTRF Blog Congratulations to Judy Platt and Russ Feingold for being named to the Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor! Read about their awards here. Judy is an FTRF […]
IFAction Round-Up, March 11-17, 2013
The Office for Intellectual Freedom sponsors IFAction, an email list for those who would like updated information on news affecting intellectual freedom, censorship, privacy, access to information, and more. Click here to […]