Part Of The Patriot Act Shot Down

jtwJGuevara writes "In a victory today for the ACLU, (and many Slashdotters I presume) the section of the Patriot Act which gives power to the FBI to demand confidential financial records from companies as part of terrorist investigations has been ruled unconstitutional by a U.S. District Judge. Victor Marreo, the District Judge who made this ruling, states that the provision of the Patriot Act in question 'effectively bars or substantially deters any judicial challenge.'"

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Not just the ACLU and Slashdotters

[Anonymous Coward]

You can be sure that all giant corporations are grateful as well.

News for Nerds?

[.tardo.]

Could someone explain what 'nerd' category this falls under? I know this is under the YRO category, but, really, how does this affect your online life or rights?

I could understand news on the DCMA, but this has nothing to do with computers, technology, space flight, anime, or bio-chemical-energy-producing organisms.

Personally I feel as if I just got in the middle of a political lobbying scheme.

Mod for flamebait, but it has to be said: The reveiwers might want to consider whether a topic is relavant for 'Nerds' (Stuff that matters, and all that...)

Re:This means something

[Ivan Raikov]

It is good law there, until either overruled by the Supremes, or made the Law of the Land by the Supremes.

I didn't know Diana Ross was that influential with the U.S. court system...