[news] Connecticut Librarians Speak Out After PATRIOT Act Gag Order Lifted

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Christian, Chase, Bailey and Nocek spoke of the "chilling effect" on the public of laws that allow the federal government easy access to library records and challenged the Justice Department's claims that no citizens’ rights were violated under section 505 of the PATRIOT Act. Board Vice President Peter Chase said of Justice Department officials' earlier claims that library records were not being

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