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April 21, 2006

Anonymous Library Group Under a Patriot Act Gag Order Can Go Public

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

The public will soon know the identity of a Connecticut library group that was secretly ordered under the USA Patriot Act to turn over some patrons' records. The U.S. Department of Justice has abandoned its fight to prevent the group from publicly identifying itself.

Government lawyers filed a letter with a federal appeals court last month stating that they "will not oppose" efforts by the library group's representative — known in court documents as John Doe — to

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Case on National-Security Letters Remanded - May 25, 2006
Library Group Tells the Story of a Gag Order by the FBI - June 9, 2006
Group That Received Patriot-Act Order May Identify Itself, Judge Rules - September 23, 2005
Federal Government Abandons Fight for Connecticut Library Group's Records - July 7, 2006
Congressional Agreement Would Uphold 2 Controversial Patriot-Act Provisions - November 25, 2005

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