Wrongly Accused Lawyer Back in Court Over USA Patriot Act
An AP newswire article, via The International Herald Tribune, reports that:
The lawyer whom the FBI wrongly accused in the 2004 Madrid terrorist bombings was back in court Monday to argue the merits of the USA Patriot Act's provisions for surveillance of U.S. citizens.More here.
The case is the latest legal challenge to the 2001 Patriot Act, which greatly expanded the authority of law enforcement to investigate alleged acts of terrorism, both domestically and abroad.
Last week in New York, a U.S. District judge struck down a part of the law that allowed the FBI to demand records without the level of court supervision required for other government searches. His ruling, which is likely to be appealed, said Congress had overstepped its boundaries in approving the Patriot Act, at the expense of individual liberties.
Brandon Mayfield's case builds on that decision.
Mayfield was arrested May 6, 2004, after a fingerprint found on a bag of detonators in Madrid was incorrectly matched to him.
posted by Fergie @ 9/10/2007 04:18:00 PM
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