Herbert N. Foerstel is the former Head of Branch Libraries at the University of Maryland, board member of the Freedom to Read Foundation, and editor of Maryland Library Association's newspaper. He is the author of many books on free press issues, including Refuge of a Scoundrel: The Patriot Act in Libraries (Libraries Unlimited, 2004) and Killing the Messenger: Journalists at Risk in Modern Warfare (Praeger, 2006).

"Clearly organized and well focused, this work's eight chapters provide insight into the development, passage, and eventual reauthorization of the Patriot Act. Access to the materials is typical of a reference work, with a straightforward table of contents and index. Other beginning researcher-friendly features include bulleted introductions to key documents and a further readings section....The jewels are the 64 primary source documents culled from statutes, debates, transcripts of press conferences and interviews, and position papers from such groups as the ACLU....[T]his readable, informative work finds a niche. Recommended. Lower- and upper-level undergraduates; general readers." - Choice

• Reader's Guide to Documents and SidebarsForeword by Sanford BermanPrefaceIntroduction1. The Library Awareness Program: Precursor to the USA PATRIOT ActFBI Visit to Columbia University Makes Front-Page NewsFBI Assistant Director James H. Geer Describes Library Awareness ProgramCongress Condemns Library Awareness Program as the FBI Defends ItCritics of Library Awareness Program Go Public but Suffer ConsequencesState Confidentiality Laws as Bulwark against Library Surveillance2. The Legislative Response to 9/11: Conceived under Siege, Passed in HasteAfter 9/11, President Bush Addresses the Nation and Congress Pledges SolidarityRemoving Restraints from FISA and Other Surveillance StatutesCongressional Bill Hijacked by the Justice DepartmentLimited Debate Threatens Constitutionality of Patriot ActAfter the Votes Are Cast, the Battle Lines Are Drawn3. The USA PATRIOT Act: The Bill That Defined America's Domestic War on TerrorismThe USA PATRIOT ActSharing Investigative InformationSneak and Peek: Secret Search WarrantsSeizing "Any Tangible Things": Section 215 of the Patriot ActDetention of Suspected TerroristsA New Definition of Terrorism4. Domestic Surveillance under the Patriot ActSearches and Seizures under the Patriot ActGag Orders Impede Documentation of Patriot Act SurveillanceLibrary Surveys Reveal FBI SurveillanceAttorney General John Ashcroft Ridicules Charges of Library SurveillancePreparing for FBI Visits to Libraries5. Detention, Deportation, Exclusion, and ExpropriationSacrificing Their Liberty for Our SecurityDeportation and Exclusion under the Patriot ActInterrogation and Detention of ImmigrantsSeizing Assets under the Patriot ActMeasuring Patriot Act Success: Harassing Aliens or Catching Terrorists?6. Congressional Oversight of the Patriot ActCongress Includes Oversight Requirements in the Patriot ActSenate Faces Difficulties in Oversight of the Justice DepartmentThe House of Representatives Demands Answers from the Justice DepartmentThe Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General on the Congressional Hot SeatInspector General Reports Find Fault with Patriot Act Implementation7. Amendments and Legal Challenges to the Patriot ActThe Freedom to Read Protection ActAmendments Languish in Committee, But Their Language Influences EventsSecret FISA Court Renders Unprecedented Rebuff to the Patriot ActACLU FOIA Suits Shed Light on Implementation of the Patriot ActDistrict Court Rules NSL Gag Orders Unconstitutional8. Reauthorization and Beyond: The New and Improved Patriot ActThe USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005FISA Orders, National Security Letters, and Gag OrdersRoving Wiretaps and Sneak and Peek WarrantsPermanence and SunsetsNew Oversight Provisions in the Reauthorization ActMinor Provision in the Reauthorization Act Causes a Major ScandalInspector General's Report Reveals FBI Abuse of National Security LettersPatriot Act Resources: Electronic, Print, and VideoIndex

Herbert N. Foerstel is the former Head of Branch Libraries at the University of Maryland, board member of the Freedom to Read Foundation, and editor of Maryland Library Association's newspaper. He is the author of many books on free press issues, including Refuge of a Scoundrel: The Patriot Act in Libraries (Libraries Unlimited, 2004) and Killing the Messenger: Journalists at Risk in Modern Warfare (Praeger, 2006).

"Clearly organized and well focused, this work's eight chapters provide insight into the development, passage, and eventual reauthorization of the Patriot Act. Access to the materials is typical of a reference work, with a straightforward table of contents and index. Other beginning researcher-friendly features include bulleted introductions to key documents and a further readings section....The jewels are the 64 primary source documents culled from statutes, debates, transcripts of press conferences and interviews, and position papers from such groups as the ACLU....[T]his readable, informative work finds a niche. Recommended. Lower- and upper-level undergraduates; general readers." - Choice

• Reader's Guide to Documents and SidebarsForeword by Sanford BermanPrefaceIntroduction1. The Library Awareness Program: Precursor to the USA PATRIOT ActFBI Visit to Columbia University Makes Front-Page NewsFBI Assistant Director James H. Geer Describes Library Awareness ProgramCongress Condemns Library Awareness Program as the FBI Defends ItCritics of Library Awareness Program Go Public but Suffer ConsequencesState Confidentiality Laws as Bulwark against Library Surveillance2. The Legislative Response to 9/11: Conceived under Siege, Passed in HasteAfter 9/11, President Bush Addresses the Nation and Congress Pledges SolidarityRemoving Restraints from FISA and Other Surveillance StatutesCongressional Bill Hijacked by the Justice DepartmentLimited Debate Threatens Constitutionality of Patriot ActAfter the Votes Are Cast, the Battle Lines Are Drawn3. The USA PATRIOT Act: The Bill That Defined America's Domestic War on TerrorismThe USA PATRIOT ActSharing Investigative InformationSneak and Peek: Secret Search WarrantsSeizing "Any Tangible Things": Section 215 of the Patriot ActDetention of Suspected TerroristsA New Definition of Terrorism4. Domestic Surveillance under the Patriot ActSearches and Seizures under the Patriot ActGag Orders Impede Documentation of Patriot Act SurveillanceLibrary Surveys Reveal FBI SurveillanceAttorney General John Ashcroft Ridicules Charges of Library SurveillancePreparing for FBI Visits to Libraries5. Detention, Deportation, Exclusion, and ExpropriationSacrificing Their Liberty for Our SecurityDeportation and Exclusion under the Patriot ActInterrogation and Detention of ImmigrantsSeizing Assets under the Patriot ActMeasuring Patriot Act Success: Harassing Aliens or Catching Terrorists?6. Congressional Oversight of the Patriot ActCongress Includes Oversight Requirements in the Patriot ActSenate Faces Difficulties in Oversight of the Justice DepartmentThe House of Representatives Demands Answers from the Justice DepartmentThe Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General on the Congressional Hot SeatInspector General Reports Find Fault with Patriot Act Implementation7. Amendments and Legal Challenges to the Patriot ActThe Freedom to Read Protection ActAmendments Languish in Committee, But Their Language Influences EventsSecret FISA Court Renders Unprecedented Rebuff to the Patriot ActACLU FOIA Suits Shed Light on Implementation of the Patriot ActDistrict Court Rules NSL Gag Orders Unconstitutional8. Reauthorization and Beyond: The New and Improved Patriot ActThe USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005FISA Orders, National Security Letters, and Gag OrdersRoving Wiretaps and Sneak and Peek WarrantsPermanence and SunsetsNew Oversight Provisions in the Reauthorization ActMinor Provision in the Reauthorization Act Causes a Major ScandalInspector General's Report Reveals FBI Abuse of National Security LettersPatriot Act Resources: Electronic, Print, and VideoIndex

Herbert N. Foerstel is the former Head of Branch Libraries at the University of Maryland, board member of the Freedom to Read Foundation, and editor of Maryland Library Association's newspaper. He is the author of many books on free press issues, including Refuge of a Scoundrel: The Patriot Act in Libraries (Libraries Unlimited, 2004) and Killing the Messenger: Journalists at Risk in Modern Warfare (Praeger, 2006).

"Clearly organized and well focused, this work's eight chapters provide insight into the development, passage, and eventual reauthorization of the Patriot Act. Access to the materials is typical of a reference work, with a straightforward table of contents and index. Other beginning researcher-friendly features include bulleted introductions to key documents and a further readings section....The jewels are the 64 primary source documents culled from statutes, debates, transcripts of press conferences and interviews, and position papers from such groups as the ACLU....[T]his readable, informative work finds a niche. Recommended. Lower- and upper-level undergraduates; general readers." - Choice

• Reader's Guide to Documents and SidebarsForeword by Sanford BermanPrefaceIntroduction1. The Library Awareness Program: Precursor to the USA PATRIOT ActFBI Visit to Columbia University Makes Front-Page NewsFBI Assistant Director James H. Geer Describes Library Awareness ProgramCongress Condemns Library Awareness Program as the FBI Defends ItCritics of Library Awareness Program Go Public but Suffer ConsequencesState Confidentiality Laws as Bulwark against Library Surveillance2. The Legislative Response to 9/11: Conceived under Siege, Passed in HasteAfter 9/11, President Bush Addresses the Nation and Congress Pledges SolidarityRemoving Restraints from FISA and Other Surveillance StatutesCongressional Bill Hijacked by the Justice DepartmentLimited Debate Threatens Constitutionality of Patriot ActAfter the Votes Are Cast, the Battle Lines Are Drawn3. The USA PATRIOT Act: The Bill That Defined America's Domestic War on TerrorismThe USA PATRIOT ActSharing Investigative InformationSneak and Peek: Secret Search WarrantsSeizing "Any Tangible Things": Section 215 of the Patriot ActDetention of Suspected TerroristsA New Definition of Terrorism4. Domestic Surveillance under the Patriot ActSearches and Seizures under the Patriot ActGag Orders Impede Documentation of Patriot Act SurveillanceLibrary Surveys Reveal FBI SurveillanceAttorney General John Ashcroft Ridicules Charges of Library SurveillancePreparing for FBI Visits to Libraries5. Detention, Deportation, Exclusion, and ExpropriationSacrificing Their Liberty for Our SecurityDeportation and Exclusion under the Patriot ActInterrogation and Detention of ImmigrantsSeizing Assets under the Patriot ActMeasuring Patriot Act Success: Harassing Aliens or Catching Terrorists?6. Congressional Oversight of the Patriot ActCongress Includes Oversight Requirements in the Patriot ActSenate Faces Difficulties in Oversight of the Justice DepartmentThe House of Representatives Demands Answers from the Justice DepartmentThe Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General on the Congressional Hot SeatInspector General Reports Find Fault with Patriot Act Implementation7. Amendments and Legal Challenges to the Patriot ActThe Freedom to Read Protection ActAmendments Languish in Committee, But Their Language Influences EventsSecret FISA Court Renders Unprecedented Rebuff to the Patriot ActACLU FOIA Suits Shed Light on Implementation of the Patriot ActDistrict Court Rules NSL Gag Orders Unconstitutional8. Reauthorization and Beyond: The New and Improved Patriot ActThe USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005FISA Orders, National Security Letters, and Gag OrdersRoving Wiretaps and Sneak and Peek WarrantsPermanence and SunsetsNew Oversight Provisions in the Reauthorization ActMinor Provision in the Reauthorization Act Causes a Major ScandalInspector General's Report Reveals FBI Abuse of National Security LettersPatriot Act Resources: Electronic, Print, and VideoIndex