Thu 30 Oct 2014
Surprise! Controversial Patriot Act power now overwhelmingly used in drug investigations
Posted by k under Civil Liberties , DemocracyNo Comments
One of the more controversial provisions of the Patriot Act was to broaden the “sneak-and-peek” power for federal law enforcement officials. The provision allows investigators to conduct searches without informing the target of the search. We were assured at the time that this was an essential law enforcement tool that would be used only to protect the country from terrorism. (more…)