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Should the Patriot Act be reformed?
Three provisions of the Patriot Act, including one that gives the FBI more leeway to search computer and bank records, are set to expire at the end of this year. It's a new administration, but the act remains just as controversial, with civil libertarians on one side and law enforcement advocates on the other. How will the law change under the Obama Administration?
Three provisions of the Patriot Act, including one that gives the FBI more leeway to search computer and bank records, are set to expire at the end of this year. It's a new administration, but the act remains just as controversial, with civil libertarians on one side and law enforcement advocates on the other. How will the law change under the Obama Administration?
Guests:
Michael Macleod-Ball, Acting Director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office
David Rivkin Jr., Attorney and partner with the law firm of Baker and Hostetler