Second Circuit Partially Invalidates National Security Letters Section of the Patriot Act on First Amendment Grounds
By Ryan Calo on February 5, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Author: José Mauro Decoussau Machado
Citing the First Amendment, the Second Circuit invalidated provisions of the Patriot Act that permit the FBI to impose a nondisclosure requirement on National Security Letters without having to seek judicial review. The court also declared unconstitutional provisions that consider as conclusive a governmental official’s certification that disclosure may endanger the national security of the United States or interfere with diplomatic relations. Read more about Second Circuit Partially Invalidates National Security Letters Section of the Patriot Act on First Amendment Grounds