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Part Of The Patriot Act Shot Down

Posted by timothy on from the checks-and-balances dept.

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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  1. Re:This means nothing by spezz · · Score: 5, Funny
    Don't go waving your JD and fancy 5 digit ID around here with your "informed opinions" and "reasonable conclusions".

    This is slashdot, call somebody a fascist or a pirate, roll around in it a while.

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  2. Holy cow by LucidBeast · · Score: 5, Funny

    darn activist judges, the laws name has word Patriot in it! Doesn't that in itself make it immune to judicial review? I mean it not like it's name is communist act or something.

    1. Re:Holy cow by ari_j · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, but calling it the P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act is the problem. It's unconstitutional to use contrived acronyms more than 6 letters in length. (US Const., Amendment 73)

  3. Re:This means nothing by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 4, Funny
    Don't go waving your JD and fancy 5 digit ID around here with your "informed opinions" and "reasonable conclusions".
    Hey, Ma! Look at the 6 digit pipsqueak!!!!
  4. Re:This means something by Kenja · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yahoo, lawyer fight! I got ten dollars on the little scrappy guy with the Armani suit.

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  5. Re:This means something by dr_dank · · Score: 5, Funny

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

    That is, unless it's vetoed by Diana Ross.

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  6. Re:This means nothing by ari_j · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know whether to feel sorry for you or disgusted by your existance.

    I suggest the former - you can at least spell that one.

  7. Re:This means something by Smallpond · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh. So you're an ACLU lawyer.

  8. Re:This means something by InfiniteWisdom · · Score: 5, Funny

    I usually wear jeans, shorts, or sandals

    You wear sandals as a substitute for jeans or shorts? I really do think your office needs to tighten up its dress code a wee bit.

  9. Re:This means nothing - Thanks for the advice! by jazzmanjac · · Score: 5, Funny
    ... I hope anyone reading this thread will remember how dangerous it is to get a legal education on Slashdot.

    (Poster then continues on to educate Slashdot readers on the "real" legal facts...)

    Thanks for your legal advice!

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  10. Re:This means nothing by Reteo+Varala · · Score: 4, Funny

    You whelps knock it off? I'm trying to... uh...

    What was I saying?

    Doesn't matter, I'm going to sleeee......zzzzzzzzzzz

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