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Article: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: before and after the USA Patriot Act. (Legal Digest).
- Article from:
- The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
- Article date:
- June 1, 2003
- Author:
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The terrorist attacks of September 11,2001, left an indelible mark upon America and an overshadowing feeling of vulnerability. They also created a determination to respond to the new national security threats they represented. Congress reacted to these threats by passing laws providing new tools to fight terrorism. Perhaps, the most controversial recent act of Congress is the United and Strengthening of America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (1) (USA PATRIOT Act) and its impact upon the use of electronic surveillance and physical searches authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) (2) ...