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...over the visa revocation of high-profile Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan. The academy is one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging that Ramadan, the grandson of the founder of the Egyptian opposition group Muslim Brotherhood, has been unfairly banned from visiting the country on the basis of a Patriot Act statute meant to deny entry to those who endorse terrorism. “The government is using this law to censor and manipulate political debate,” said Eck, the Wertham professor of law and psychiatry in society. Eck said that she was shocked when she learned that...
...individual rights seems to have become less sympathetic. Chertoff has been criticized for being an architect of the White House’s effort to strengthen executive authority, first as head of the Justice Department’s criminal division—during which time he co-authored the Patriot Act—and now as chief of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Chertoff recently came under fire after the National Security Agency’s secret domestic spying program was exposed by The New York Times in December. As chief of DHS, he is responsible for obtaining...
...Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will retain its present level of access to patron records at libraries—including Harvard’s—until March 10, after Congress voted to temporarily renew the U.S.A. Patriot Act Thursday. This second short-term renewal signals lawmakers’ reluctance to reauthorize the legislation over the long-term without changing the extent of the government’s access to library records. Harvard officials have argued that the FBI’s ability to demand patron information could have a chilling effect on academic freedom. “There...
...terror. Bush will denounce the idea of a precipitous withdrawal but will argue, yet again, that as the Iraqi army gathers strength, the American presence will slowly but steadily be reduced. Republican allies of the President tell TIME Bush will call on Congress to renew the USA Patriot Act, which is due to expire soon. Bush allies believe this could be one of the most politically effective, galvinizing moments of the speech, leaving Democrats who have been wary of renewing portions of the act looking less than vigorous in the effort to combat terrorism...
...keep the long arm of Big Brotherly law from reaching into our Houses, classrooms, and libraries.To their credit, people like Director of the University Library Sidney Verba and Director of Federal and State Relations Kevin Casey have spoken out this semester against the provisions of the PATRIOT Act that let the feds obtain library and other student records on demand.But Mass. Hall has been mum on other intrusive programs like the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), which keeps close tabs on international students, and the Pentagon database recently revealed to be tracking millions of people at colleges nationwide.On...