The Justice Department's Report Finds No Abuse of Patriot Act (AP, 1/28/04). Why am I not surprised that the DOJ's investigation into the U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act would find not constitutional violations with said Act? Of course the DOJ has lost in the lower courts on a variety of provisions of the Act, but it has appealed every one of them to the Supreme Court. I guess that if the DOJ doesn't accept a lower court's ruling then "technically" there are no violations of the Constitution. Of course, to admit that there are violations would undermine the
appeals wouldn't it?
Here is a sampling of decisions and appeals:
Can the government indefinitely detain "criminal" illegal aliens, Wa. Post, 1/17/04
The court rejects secret detention of two US citizens held as "terrorist" suspects, NY Times 12/19/03.
Can't prosecute a citizen on "secret evidence" without allowing testimony of individuals who could clear them (Moussaoui case), Uncommon Thought, 10/04/03
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