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Jefferson, Adams, and the fate of free speech in America
Nation grapples with historic clashes over civil liberties as a 2011 perspective notes how the Patriot Act and NSA style data collection echo earlier battles. It cites the ACLU suing and demanding records on cell phone location tracking while lawmakers push for geolocation warrants. Nat Hentoff adds veteran view on First Amendment rights.
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John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Adams
Congress
United States
Jefferson
America
Delacorte Press
Obama
USA Patriot Act
American Civil Liberties Union
George W. Bush
Minutemen
Minutewomen
ACLU
Catherine Crump
Speech, Privacy and Technology Project
FBI
Michigan
Sion
Ron Wyden
D-Ore
Jason Chaffetz
Utah
U.S
Nat Hentoff
Steve Brill
NBC
Brill
NEA
American Federation of Teachers