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Still, according to Senior Director of Federal and State Relations Kevin Casey, University officials have been taking steps to “educate” both employees and users about the Patriot Act??s specific demands, and what it means for their daily work...
Concern at Harvard peaked at a series of Faculty meetings last spring, when some faculty members criticized the Patriot Act??s library clause as a violation of their academic freedom. Some expressed concern that the nature of their own research could be misinterpreted if it were to come under scrutiny by federal agents not acquainted with their fields...
While some higher education advocates have suggested exempting universities from some of the Patriot Act??s more extreme demands in order to eliminate delays, those close to the new legislation do not seem to support the possibility for exceptions to the legislation’s scrutiny...
Some of the Patriot Act??s more extreme provisions—such as a section allowing wiretapping without previously required court approval—are scheduled to “sunset” next year, and Casey says he presently expects Congress to support the shutdown of some of the Act??s requirements...
With resolution still fixed indefinitely in the future, debate rages on among the nation’s top scholars, academic leaders and, in some cases, its legislators. Bills that would scale back some of the Patriot Act??s provisions are presently under debate in the Senate and the House...