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Severe Changes To Legal
Rights Of Americans

By The Associated Press
9-8-2

Some of the fundamental changes to Americans' legal rights by the Bush administration and the USA Patriot Act following the terror attacks:
 
* FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION
Government may monitor religious and political institutions without suspecting criminal activity to assist terror investigation.
 
* FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
Government has closed once-public immigration hearings, has secretly detained hundreds of people without charges, and has encouraged bureaucrats to resist public records requests.
 
* FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Government may prosecute librarians or keepers of any other records if they tell anyone that the government subpoenaed information related to a terror investigation.
 
* RIGHT TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION
Government may monitor federal prison jailhouse conversations between attorneys and clients, and deny lawyers to Americans accused of crimes.
 
* FREEDOM FROM UNREASONABLE SEARCHES
Government may search and seize Americans' papers and effects without probable cause to assist terror investigation.
 
* RIGHT TO A SPEEDY AND PUBLIC TRIAL
Government may jail Americans indefinitely without a trial.
 
* RIGHT TO LIBERTY
Americans may be jailed without being charged or being able to confront witnesses against them.
 
First Published 9-5-02
Copyright © 2002, The Associated Press





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