Second Circuit Partially Invalidates National Security Letters Section of the Patriot Act on First Amendment Grounds
By Ryan Calo • 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
