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Government Spying

Updated 04.01.10


What's Happening Nationally

Reform the Patriot Act
A new ACLU report, "Reclaiming Patriotism: A Call to Reconsider the Patriot Act," examines widespread surveillance abuses that have occurred under the USA Patriot Act, the law that was rushed through Congress just 45 days after September 11, 2001.

On December 31, 2009, three Patriot Act provisions will sunset, providing an opportunity for Congress to examine our surveillance laws and amend those that have been found unconstitutional or have been abused to collect information on innocent people.

A recent ACLU blog post summarizes two Patriot Act reform bills currently in Congress.

Learn more at www.reformthepatriotact.org.

Tell your legislators to reform the Patriot Act and protect civil liberties.


What's Happening IN OHIO

ACLU Legal Actions

KindHearts for Charitable Humanitarian Development, Inc. v. Geithner et al.
The ACLU and several civil rights lawyers have sued on behalf of KindHearts for Charitable Humanitarian Development, Inc., an Ohio-based charity whose property was frozen by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control based simply on the assertion that KindHearts was "under investigation."  Get details in our legal docket.


Resources

Obama and National Security: A Civil Liberties Report Card

Droning on about drones: ACLU answers why it is asking for info about program in Afghanistan

Read ACLU of Ohio Executive Director Christine Link's Constitution Day 2009 message: Honor Constitution by Ending Unnecessary Government Secrecy.

More about unchecked government surveillance from the national ACLU

Your Right To Know: Guide to the Freedom of Information Act published by the national ACLU

ACLU Surveillance Society fact sheet

Top Ten Myths About the Illegal Spying on Americans

10 Things You Can Do About the USA Patriot Act and the Abuse of Executive Power

Read government spying press releases and articles in our News Center.